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posted January 03, 2015 02:55 PM            

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astro.com and astrotheme only show transits using UT time (mountain time) It's too confusing to figure it out here in EST.

Anybody know of a good app or website that show the transits using EST (eastern standard time)?

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posted January 03, 2015 03:14 PM            

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Yes :-)

PlanetWatcher gives a real-time visual as it aligns itself to the settings on your device. So if you're set for EST that is what you will see. ...that's the way it seems anyway.

I remember trying to "promote" this site earlier and everyone seemed 'meh' about it. I think it's so cool

Only drawback is no ASC/Chart action, just basic planetary motion.

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posted January 03, 2015 04:13 PM            

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bummer...this site also show transits in UTC. I contacted the site manager to see if there is a way to show in EST. I'll keep you updated.

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posted January 03, 2015 04:25 PM            

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Ok, please do :-)
I've yet to look at apps for such, but not everyone has a mobile device so there's that too.

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posted January 05, 2015 08:19 PM            

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Here's an update from thinking about this a bit more,

I refreshed the PlanetWatcher page to get an accurate read on the Moon as per that site for a specific time.

Then I went on astro.com and drew up a chart with that same time and date for my specific location. The Moon in the astro.com chart was exactly the same (to the minute) as on PlanetWatcher; everything was exact to the minute.

For my purposes this is what I need; the Moon is the main deal, but of course everything else.

Give it a try

I am noting that on the outer ring there is a time and date corresponding to UTC but it does seem that the time I reference in the search box (by default aligned to my device) is the main driver of the placements produced.

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posted January 10, 2015 10:51 AM            

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Hi Lonake, i heard back from the PlanetWatcher people.

The site links to the time zone of your computer. So you were right, it should be showing us in EST.

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posted January 11, 2015 02:51 PM            

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Hi, I'm a little confused here

Wouldn't UT be Universal Time?
That is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
which is London time.
If you're in New York (EST) you add 5 hours to get to GMT
San Francisco you add 8 (PST)

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posted January 11, 2015 07:04 PM            

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I took UT as UTAH, which is Mountain time.

You could be right though... (scratching head)

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posted January 11, 2015 08:26 PM            

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