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* Celestial Navigation Theory, Navigational Astronomy, The Practice R. Bruce Jones February 17, 2014 What is the theory? The basic theory behind Celestial Navigation is that we find our unknown position from a known position. If we have some information we can deduce the rest. Find the sun Imagine the sun is directly overhead at a particular time. Look in the Nautical Almanac to find out where the sun is. That is where we are! How do we know? How do we know that the sun is directly overhead? The sextant tells us. It measures the angle form the horizon. In this case the angle would be 90°