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Moon az/el calculations
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# Source: https://github.com/gregseth/suncalc-php/blob/master/suncalc.php | |
require 'date' | |
RAD = Math::PI / 180.0 | |
DEG = 180.0 / Math::PI | |
E = RAD * 23.4397 # obliquity of the Earth | |
J2000 = 2451545 | |
def to_days(datetime) | |
datetime.ajd.to_f - J2000 | |
end | |
def declination(l, b) | |
Math.asin(Math.sin(b) * Math.cos(E) + Math.cos(b) * Math.sin(E) * Math.sin(l)) | |
end | |
def right_ascension(l, b) | |
Math.atan2(Math.sin(l) * Math.cos(E) - Math.tan(b) * Math.sin(E), Math.cos(l)) | |
end | |
def sidereal_time(d, lw) | |
RAD * (280.16 + 360.9856235 * d) - lw | |
end | |
def altitude(h, phi, dec) | |
Math.asin(Math.sin(phi) * Math.sin(dec) + Math.cos(phi) * Math.cos(dec) * Math.cos(h)) | |
end | |
def azimuth(h, phi, dec) | |
Math.atan2(Math.sin(h), Math.cos(h) * Math.sin(phi) - Math.tan(dec) * Math.cos(phi)) | |
end | |
def moon_coords(d) | |
el = (218.316 + 13.176396 * d) * RAD | |
m = (134.963 + 13.064993 * d) * RAD | |
f = (93.272 + 13.229350 * d) * RAD | |
l = el + 6.289 * RAD * Math.sin(m) # latitude | |
b = 5.128 * RAD * Math.sin(f) # longitude | |
dt = 385001 - 20905 * Math.cos(m) # distance to the moon in km | |
{ | |
declination: declination(l, b), | |
right_ascension: right_ascension(l, b), | |
distance: dt | |
} | |
end | |
def moon_position(lat_deg, lon_deg, datetime) | |
lw = -lon_deg * RAD | |
phi = lat_deg * RAD | |
d = to_days(datetime) | |
c = moon_coords(d) | |
big_h = sidereal_time(d, lw) - c[:right_ascension] | |
h = altitude(big_h, phi, c[:declination]) | |
# Altitude correction for refraction | |
h = h + RAD * 0.017 / Math.tan(h + RAD * 10.26 / (h + RAD * 5.10)) | |
{ | |
azimuth: azimuth(big_h, phi, c[:declination]), | |
elevation: h, | |
distance: c[:distance] | |
} | |
end | |
my_lat = ARGV[0].to_f # 41.8640081 | |
my_lon = ARGV[1].to_f # -72.1238411 | |
pos = moon_position(my_lat, my_lon, DateTime.now) | |
puts "Azimuth: #{((pos[:azimuth] * DEG + 180) % 360).round(1)}°" | |
puts "Elevation: #{(pos[:elevation] * DEG).round(1)}°" | |
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