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% Approx. azimuth and elevation of the sun for a time and place on earth.
Type SunAzEl for a demo.
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Form:
[az,el,dec] = SunAzEl( day, hour, lat, lon );
- or -
[az,el,dec] = SunAzEl( jD, lat, lon );
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Inputs
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day (1,n) The day of the year, 0 <= day <= 365
hour (1,n) The hour of the day, 0 at midnight, 12 at noon
lat (1,n) The geographic latitude
lon (1,n) The geographic longitude
- or -
jD (1,n) The julian date
lat (1,n) The geographic latitude
lon (1,n) The geographic longitude
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Outputs
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az (1,n) Azimuth angle of the sun (rad)
el (1,n) Elevation angle of the sun (rad)
dec (1,n) The declination of the sun (rad)
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Time/Date2JD Common: Time/JD2DN Common: Time/JD2Date
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