• JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Actually a day is slightly longer than 2π since our orbit shifts the point of the circle that faces the sun each revolution.

    • MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de
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      3 days ago

      Absolutely… Similar argument holds for the year btw. In that case it is better to treat a “day” or “year” as an artificial time constant and define them as 2π while skipping all the astronomical context. Otherwise you are free to write UT1D in a 2π notation also.