geocentric longitude
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The angular distance between the prime meridian and another meridian passing through a point on the Earth's surface, having the center of the Earth as its vertex.
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Compare geodetic longitude
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The geocentric longitude of the sun at the time of his meridian passage on the said date being 174 deg.
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