Which phenomenon complicated celestial navigation during the Age of Discovery, before precise timekeeping?

💡 Explanation

Before accurate chronometers longitude determination was nearly impossible because the angular difference of time multiplied by constants becomes critical, leading to errors. Therefore longitutdinal errors made it difficult to perform celestial navigations rather than drifting, magnetic deviation, or atmosheric distortion which had a minimum impact compared to longitude errors.

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