Test for $almanac. Requires pyephem
Sun
| $almanac.sun.az (old-style) |
134.962 |
| $almanac.sun.alt (old-style) |
43.127 |
| $almanac.sun.azimuth |
135° |
| $almanac.sun.azimuth.format("%03.2f") |
134.96° |
| $almanac.sun.altitude |
43° |
| $almanac.sun.altitude.format("%02.2f") |
43.13° |
| $almanac.sun.altitude.radian |
0.753 rad |
| $almanac.sun.astro_ra |
162° |
| $almanac.sun.astro_dec |
07° |
| $almanac.sun.geo_ra |
163° |
| $almanac.sun.geo_dec |
07° |
| $almanac.sun.topo_ra |
163° |
| $almanac.sun.topo_dec |
07° |
| $almanac.sidereal_time |
131.19896418033775 |
| $almanac.sidereal_angle |
131° |
Jupiter
| $almanac.jupiter.az (old-style) |
300.152 |
| $almanac.jupiter.alt (old-style) |
-27.598 |
| $almanac.jupiter.azimuth |
300° |
| $almanac.jupiter.altitude |
-28° |
| $almanac.jupiter.astro_ra |
001° |
| $almanac.jupiter.astro_dec |
-1° |
| $almanac.jupiter.geo_ra |
001° |
| $almanac.jupiter.geo_dec |
-1° |
| $almanac.jupiter.topo_ra |
001° |
| $almanac.jupiter.topo_dec |
-1° |
| $almanac.jupiter.topo_dec.radian |
-0.021 rad |
Venus
Example from the PyEphem manual:
| $almanac(lon=-84.39733, lat=33.775867, altitude=320, almanac_time=454782176).venus.altitude |
72.33° |
| $almanac(lon=-84.39733, lat=33.775867, altitude=320, almanac_time=454782176).venus.azimuth |
134.24° |
Example from the docs
Current time is 03-Sep-2010 11:00
Sunrise, transit, sunset: 06:29 13:05 19:40
Moonrise, transit, moonset: 00:29 08:37 16:39
Mars rise, transit, set: 10:12 15:38 21:04
Azimuth, altitude of Mars: 111° 08°
Next new, full moon: 08-Sep-2010 03:29; 23-Sep-2010 02:17
Next summer, winter solstice: 21-Jun-2011 10:16; 21-Dec-2010 15:38