Depends on the latitude (and sun declination). I learned each finger is 15
minutes and I was navigating around 52°N.

At 13:17 24-1-00 +0100, you wrote:
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>When I was a deck cadet my chief officer told me the rule to calculate tha
>approximate time of sunset:
>When the the sun is near the orizon take you arm extended so your fingers be
>parallel to the horizon.
>Each finger is ten minutes to sunset.
>F.Martinelli

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