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 ===== Shaot Zmaniot =====
-#Some hold that alot follows the times  is determined by degrees below horizon. There are three opinions about the measure of the mil and therefore, there are three opinions of when Alot is 120, 90, and 72 zmaniot minutes.<ref>Zmanei Hahalacha Lmaaseh p. 18</ref>
+#Some hold that the times given are the actual times for ''alot''; yet they are not measured in terms of a 60 minute hour (''shaot shavot''); rather, in terms of halachic hours (''shaot zmaniot''). For example, on a day that there are 16 hours of daylight, each halachic hour is actually 80 minutes.<ref>Zmanei Hahalacha Lmaaseh p. 18</ref> Taking such a day for example we could calculate the time of ''alot'' in ''shaot zmaniot'' with the following table:
+##120 minutes = 160 minutes
+##90 minutes = 120 minutes
+##72 minutes = 96 minutes
 '''Fixed Minutes'''