True solar time is the time taken for the Sun to return to the same position in relation to the observer's fixed position. True solar time is not regular, since the Earth's orbit is elliptical, the Sun is not at the centre of this ellipse, the Earth does not follow the orbit at a constant speed and the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted in relation to its plane of orbit.
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