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and the visible horizon. Celestial navigation can also take advantage of measurements between celestial bodies without reference to the Earth's horizon, such as when the Moon and other selected bodies are used in the practice called "lunars" or the lunar distance method, used for determining precise time when time is unknown.

Given uses

Celestial navigation by taking sights of the Sun and the horizon whilst on the surface of the Earth

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