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About these units
Hour (Sidereal) (h (sidereal))
A sidereal hour is 1/24 of a sidereal day, approximately 59 minutes and 50.17 seconds of solar time. Astronomers use sidereal hours to measure right ascension and to coordinate telescope pointing systems. Because stars return to the same apparent position after exactly one sidereal day, sidereal hours offer a stable celestial reference frame. While not used in daily life, sidereal hours are indispensable for precision observation of the universe.
Octennial (8 years)
An octennial period covers eight years and is significant in political and historical contexts—especially where term limits or cycles operate in eight-year increments, such as two consecutive four-year political terms. The octennial cycle also appears in meteorology, where certain oscillations such as ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation) exhibit approximate multi-year frequencies. Its moderate length makes it useful in demographic and cohort studies that compare long-term stability with relatively short generational intervals.