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import math
import datetime
#from here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19615350/calculate-sunrise-and-sunset-times-for-a-given-gps-coordinate-within-postgresql
class Sun:
def getSunriseTime( self, coords , **kwargs):
return self.calcSunTime( coords, True, **kwargs)
def getSunsetTime( self, coords , **kwargs):
return self.calcSunTime( coords, False, **kwargs)
def getCurrentUTC( self ):
now = datetime.datetime.now()
return [ now.day, now.month, now.year ]
def calcSunTime( self, coords, isRiseTime, zenith = 90.8, **kwargs):
day=int(kwargs["day"])
month=int(kwargs["month"])
year=int(kwargs["year"])
# isRiseTime == False, returns sunsetTime
#day, month, year = self.getCurrentUTC()
longitude = coords['longitude']
latitude = coords['latitude']
TO_RAD = math.pi/180
#1. first calculate the day of the year
N1 = math.floor(275 * month / 9)
N2 = math.floor((month + 9) / 12)
N3 = (1 + math.floor((year - 4 * math.floor(year / 4) + 2) / 3))
N = N1 - (N2 * N3) + day - 30
#2. convert the longitude to hour value and calculate an approximate time
lngHour = longitude / 15
if isRiseTime:
t = N + ((6 - lngHour) / 24)
else: #sunset
t = N + ((18 - lngHour) / 24)
#3. calculate the Sun's mean anomaly
M = (0.9856 * t) - 3.289
#4. calculate the Sun's true longitude
L = M + (1.916 * math.sin(TO_RAD*M)) + (0.020 * math.sin(TO_RAD * 2 * M)) + 282.634
L = self.forceRange( L, 360 ) #NOTE: L adjusted into the range [0,360)
#5a. calculate the Sun's right ascension
RA = (1/TO_RAD) * math.atan(0.91764 * math.tan(TO_RAD*L))
RA = self.forceRange( RA, 360 ) #NOTE: RA adjusted into the range [0,360)
#5b. right ascension value needs to be in the same quadrant as L
Lquadrant = (math.floor( L/90)) * 90
RAquadrant = (math.floor(RA/90)) * 90
RA = RA + (Lquadrant - RAquadrant)
#5c. right ascension value needs to be converted into hours
RA = RA / 15
#6. calculate the Sun's declination
sinDec = 0.39782 * math.sin(TO_RAD*L)
cosDec = math.cos(math.asin(sinDec))
#7a. calculate the Sun's local hour angle
cosH = (math.cos(TO_RAD*zenith) - (sinDec * math.sin(TO_RAD*latitude))) / (cosDec * math.cos(TO_RAD*latitude))
if cosH > 1:
return {'status': False, 'msg': 'the sun never rises on this location (on the specified date)'}
if cosH < -1:
return {'status': False, 'msg': 'the sun never sets on this location (on the specified date)'}
#7b. finish calculating H and convert into hours
if isRiseTime:
H = 360 - (1/TO_RAD) * math.acos(cosH)
else: #setting
H = (1/TO_RAD) * math.acos(cosH)
H = H / 15
#8. calculate local mean time of rising/setting
T = H + RA - (0.06571 * t) - 6.622
#9. adjust back to UTC
UT = T - lngHour
UT = self.forceRange( UT, 24) # UTC time in decimal format (e.g. 23.23)
#10. Return
hr = self.forceRange(int(UT), 24)
min = round((UT - int(UT))*60,0)
return {
'status': True,
'decimal': UT,
'hr': hr,
'min': min
}
def forceRange( self, v, max ):
# force v to be >= 0 and < max
if v < 0:
return v + max
elif v >= max:
return v - max
return v
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