Class Moon
java.lang.Object
org.shredzone.commons.suncalc.util.Moon
Calculations and constants for the Moon.
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- "Astronomy on the Personal Computer, 4th edition (Oliver Montenbruck, Thomas Pfleger) - ISBN 978-3-540-67221-0"
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic double
angularRadius
(double distance) Returns the angular radius of the moon.static Vector
position
(JulianDate date) Calculates the geocentric position of the moon.static Vector
positionEquatorial
(JulianDate date) Calculates the equatorial position of the moon.static Vector
positionHorizontal
(JulianDate date, double lat, double lng) Calculates the horizontal position of the moon.
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Method Details
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positionEquatorial
Calculates the equatorial position of the moon.- Parameters:
date
-JulianDate
to be used- Returns:
Vector
of equatorial moon position
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position
Calculates the geocentric position of the moon.- Parameters:
date
-JulianDate
to be used- Returns:
Vector
of geocentric moon position
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positionHorizontal
Calculates the horizontal position of the moon.- Parameters:
date
-JulianDate
to be usedlat
- Latitude, in radianslng
- Longitute, in radians- Returns:
Vector
of horizontal moon position
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angularRadius
Returns the angular radius of the moon.- Parameters:
distance
- Distance of the moon, in kilometers.- Returns:
- Angular radius of the moon, in radians.
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