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Calculating Sun Declination

Declination of the sun is the angle between the equator and a line drawn from Earth to Sun center to center. The declination angle varies seasonally due to 2 factors -- the tilt of the Earth on its axis and its rotation around the sun. If the Earth were not…
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Calculate Sunlight Hours

The duration of sunlight follows a simple harmonic motion. It is periodic and repeats every year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day is June 21, and the shortest is December 21. The averagelength of daylight is 12 h, and the variation from this average depends on the latitude. (Forexample,…
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Julain Day Calculation

How To Calculate the Julian Day These are the steps: let a = (10000.0 * year) + (100.0 * (month)) + day;            note: a should be > -47120101 If month <= 2 then add 12 to month to become 13 or 14 and substract 1 from year             let…