Hour angle is paired with the declination to fully specify the location of a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system. The local hour angle (LHA) of an object in the observer's sky is where LHA is the local hour angle of the object, LST is the local sidereal time, formula_3 is the object's right ascension, GST is Greenwich sidereal time and formula_4 is the observer's longitude (positive east from the prime meridian). These angles can be measured in time (24 hours to a circle) or in degrees (360 degrees to a circle)— one or the other, not both.
Allied Masonic Degrees Allied Masonic Degrees The Allied Masonic Degrees (AMD) are a series of Masonic degrees conferred by "Councils of the Allied Masonic Degrees". The Allied Masonic Degrees form an appendant order of Freemasonry that exists in some Masonic jurisdictions; its degrees are conferred only by invitation. Councils of the Allied Masonic Degrees exist in Great Britain, the United States, Canada, France and Australia and their members also educate one another by presenting research papers on Freemasonry. The structure is very like that of the craft lodges, with the exception that the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined in some