root/ext/date/lib/astro.h

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/* This macro computes the length of the day, from sunrise to sunset. */
/* Sunrise/set is considered to occur when the Sun's upper limb is    */
/* 35 arc minutes below the horizon (this accounts for the refraction */
/* of the Earth's atmosphere).                                        */
#define day_length(year,month,day,lon,lat)  \
        __daylen__( year, month, day, lon, lat, -35.0/60.0, 1 )

/* This macro computes the length of the day, including civil twilight. */
/* Civil twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 6 degrees below  */
/* the horizon.                                                         */
#define day_civil_twilight_length(year,month,day,lon,lat)  \
        __daylen__( year, month, day, lon, lat, -6.0, 0 )

/* This macro computes the length of the day, incl. nautical twilight.  */
/* Nautical twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 12 degrees    */
/* below the horizon.                                                   */
#define day_nautical_twilight_length(year,month,day,lon,lat)  \
        __daylen__( year, month, day, lon, lat, -12.0, 0 )

/* This macro computes the length of the day, incl. astronomical twilight. */
/* Astronomical twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 18 degrees   */
/* below the horizon.                                                      */
#define day_astronomical_twilight_length(year,month,day,lon,lat)  \
        __daylen__( year, month, day, lon, lat, -18.0, 0 )


/* This macro computes times for sunrise/sunset.                      */
/* Sunrise/set is considered to occur when the Sun's upper limb is    */
/* 35 arc minutes below the horizon (this accounts for the refraction */
/* of the Earth's atmosphere).                                        */
#define timelib_astro_sun_rise_set(ts,lon,lat,hrise,hset,rise,set)  \
        timelib_astro_rise_set_altitude( ts, lon, lat, -35.0/60.0, 1, hrise, hset, rise, set )

/* This macro computes the start and end times of civil twilight.       */
/* Civil twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 6 degrees below  */
/* the horizon.                                                         */
#define civil_twilight(ts,lon,lat,start,end)  \
        timelib_astro_rise_set_altitude( ts, lon, lat, -6.0, 0, start, end )

/* This macro computes the start and end times of nautical twilight.    */
/* Nautical twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 12 degrees    */
/* below the horizon.                                                   */
#define nautical_twilight(ts,lon,lat,start,end)  \
        timelib_astro_rise_set_altitude( ts, lon, lat, -12.0, 0, start, end )

/* This macro computes the start and end times of astronomical twilight.   */
/* Astronomical twilight starts/ends when the Sun's center is 18 degrees   */
/* below the horizon.                                                      */
#define astronomical_twilight(ts,lon,lat,start,end)  \
        timelib_astro_rise_set_altitude( ts, lon, lat, -18.0, 0, start, end )


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