• gms_g: Conversion between angle/hour units

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This application allows to convert angular measurements:

• from sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes, and seconds) to decimal degrees (degrees and decimal fractions of a degree) and vice versa
• from sexagesimal or decimal degrees to radians and vice versa

as well as between hourly magnitudes:

• hours and decimal fractions of an hour to hours, minutes, and seconds, and vice versa (useful for converting, for example, satellite passing hours).

The options of the program are:

Origin in decimal degrees/hours and result in sexagesimal degrees/hours: This option allows you to convert magnitudes in decimal degrees/hours to sexagesimal degrees/hours. For example from 15.51020000° to 15° 30' 36.72" in the degrees case; from 3.50416667 h to 3h 30' 15" in the hours case.

Origin in sexagesimal degrees/hours and result in decimal degrees/hours: This option allows to convert magnitudes in sexagesimal degrees/hours to decimal degrees/hours. For example from 15° 30' 36.72" to 15.51020000° in the degrees case; from 3h 30' 15" to 3.50416667 h in the hours case.

Origin in degrees (decimal or sexagesimal) and result in radians: This option allows to convert magnitudes in degrees (decimal or sexagesimal) to magnitudes in radians. For example from 15° 30' 36.72" to 0.2707040576 radians.

Origin in radians and result in decimal degrees: This option allows to convert magnitudes in radians to magnitudes in decimal degrees. For example from 0.2707040576 radians to 15.51020000°.

Origin in radians and result in sexagesimal degrees: This option allows to convert magnitudes in radians to magnitudes in sexagesimal degrees. For example from 0.2707040576 radians to 15° 30' 36.72".

In conversions between angular magnitudes, when the origin of the conversion is in degrees, the format can be in decimal degrees or sexagesimal degrees. On the other hand, if the result is indicated in degrees, the desired format must be specified. In case the angular quantities are negative, the sign will be associated with the largest non-zero magnitude. Examples: -5º 25' 43.6", 0º -3' 45.5", 0º 0' -5.3"

For command line executions, it may be especially useful to use the /BAN parameter in order to get the converted amount directly, without any other text.

Dialog box of the application

gms_g dialog box