/* * Geotools 2 - OpenSource mapping toolkit * (C) 2003, Geotools Project Managment Committee (PMC) * (C) 2001, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA * * * This package contains formulas and documentation from the * National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. NOAA's work * is fully acknowledged here. */ package org.geotools.nature; // J2SE dependencies import java.awt.geom.Point2D; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; /** * Calcule la position du soleil relativement à la position de l'observateur. * Cette classe reçoit en entrés les coordonnées spatio-temporelles de * l'observateur, soit: * * * * *
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  • La date et heure en heure universelle (GMT).
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  • L'azimuth du soleil (en degrés dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre depuis le nord);
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  • L'élévation du soleil (en degrés par rapport a l'horizon).
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* * Les algorithmes utilisés dans cette classe sont des adaptations des algorithmes * en javascript écrit par le "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, * Surface Radiation Research Branch". L'application original est le * * Solar Position Calculator. * *

* The approximations used in these programs are very good for years between * 1800 and 2100. Results should still be sufficiently accurate for the range * from -1000 to 3000. Outside of this range, results will be given, but the * potential for error is higher. * * @since 2.1 * @source $URL$ * @version $Id$ * @author Remi Eve * @author Martin Desruisseaux */ public class SunRelativePosition { /** * Number of milliseconds in a day. */ private static final int DAY_MILLIS = 24*60*60*1000; /** * Valeur affectée lorsque un resultat n'est pas calculable du * fait de la nuit. Cette valeur concerne les valeurs de sorties * {@link #elevation} et {@link #azimuth}. */ private static final double DARK = Double.NaN; /** * {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of astronomical twilight, in degrees. * Astronomical twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 18° below * the horizon (solar elevation angle of -18°). */ public static final double ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT = -18; /** * {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of nautical twilight, in degrees. * Nautical twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 12° below * the horizon (solar elevation angle of -12°). */ public static final double NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT = -12; /** * {@linkplain #getElevation Elevation angle} of civil twilight, in degrees. Civil * twilight is the time of morning or evening when the sun is 6° below the horizon * (solar elevation angle of -6°). */ public static final double CIVIL_TWILIGHT = -6; /** * Sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees. * Common values are defined for the * {@linkplain #ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT astronomical twilight} (-18°), * {@linkplain #NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT nautical twilight} (-12°) and * {@linkplain #CIVIL_TWILIGHT civil twilight} (-6°). * If no twilight are defined, then this value is {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN}. * The {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} are * set to {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN} when the sun elevation is below the twilight * value (i.e. during night). The default value is {@link #CIVIL_TWILIGHT}. */ private double twilight = CIVIL_TWILIGHT; /** * Heure à laquelle le soleil est au plus haut dans la journée en millisecondes * écoulées depuis le 1er janvier 1970. */ private long noonTime; /** * Azimuth du soleil, en degrés dans le sens des * aiguilles d'une montre depuis le nord. */ private double azimuth; /** * Elévation du soleil, en degrés par rapport a l'horizon. */ private double elevation; /** * Geographic coordinate where current elevation and azimuth were computed. * Value are in degrees of longitude or latitude. */ private double latitude, longitude; /** * Date and time when the current elevation and azimuth were computed. * Value is in milliseconds ellapsed since midnight UTC, January 1st, 1970. */ private long time = System.currentTimeMillis(); /** * {@code true} is the elevation and azimuth are computed, or {@code false} * if they need to be computed. This flag is set to {@code false} when the date * and/or the coordinate change. */ private boolean updated; /** * Calculate the equation of center for the sun. This value is a correction * to add to the geometric mean longitude in order to get the "true" longitude * of the sun. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Equation of center in degrees. */ private static double sunEquationOfCenter(final double t) { final double m = Math.toRadians(sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t)); return Math.sin(1*m) * (1.914602 - t*(0.004817 + 0.000014*t)) + Math.sin(2*m) * (0.019993 - t*(0.000101 )) + Math.sin(3*m) * (0.000289); } /** * Calculate the Geometric Mean Longitude of the Sun. * This value is close to 0° at the spring equinox, * 90° at the summer solstice, 180° at the automne equinox * and 270° at the winter solstice. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Geometric Mean Longitude of the Sun in degrees, * in the range 0° (inclusive) to 360° (exclusive). */ private static double sunGeometricMeanLongitude(final double t) { double L0 = 280.46646 + t*(36000.76983 + 0.0003032*t); L0 = L0 - 360*Math.floor(L0/360); return L0; } /** * Calculate the true longitude of the sun. This the geometric mean * longitude plus a correction factor ("equation of center" for the * sun). * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun's true longitude in degrees. */ private static double sunTrueLongitude(final double t) { return sunGeometricMeanLongitude(t) + sunEquationOfCenter(t); } /** * Calculate the apparent longitude of the sun. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun's apparent longitude in degrees. */ private static double sunApparentLongitude(final double t) { final double omega = Math.toRadians(125.04 - 1934.136 * t); return sunTrueLongitude(t) - 0.00569 - 0.00478 * Math.sin(omega); } /** * Calculate the Geometric Mean Anomaly of the Sun. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Geometric Mean Anomaly of the Sun in degrees. */ private static double sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(final double t) { return 357.52911 + t * (35999.05029 - 0.0001537*t); } /** * Calculate the true anamoly of the sun. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun's true anamoly in degrees. */ private static double sunTrueAnomaly(final double t) { return sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t) + sunEquationOfCenter(t); } /** * Calculate the eccentricity of earth's orbit. This is the ratio * {@code (a-b)/a} where a is the semi-major axis * length and b is the semi-minor axis length. Value * is 0 for a circular orbit. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return The unitless eccentricity. */ private static double eccentricityEarthOrbit(final double t) { return 0.016708634 - t*(0.000042037 + 0.0000001267*t); } /** * Calculate the distance to the sun in Astronomical Units (AU). * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun radius vector in AUs. */ private static double sunRadiusVector(final double t) { final double v = Math.toRadians(sunTrueAnomaly(t)); final double e = eccentricityEarthOrbit(t); return (1.000001018 * (1 - e*e)) / (1 + e*Math.cos(v)); } /** * Calculate the mean obliquity of the ecliptic. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Mean obliquity in degrees. */ private static double meanObliquityOfEcliptic(final double t) { final double seconds = 21.448 - t*(46.8150 + t*(0.00059 - t*(0.001813))); return 23.0 + (26.0 + (seconds/60.0))/60.0; } /** * Calculate the corrected obliquity of the ecliptic. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Corrected obliquity in degrees. */ private static double obliquityCorrected(final double t) { final double e0 = meanObliquityOfEcliptic(t); final double omega = Math.toRadians(125.04 - 1934.136*t); return e0 + 0.00256 * Math.cos(omega); } /** * Calculate the right ascension of the sun. Similar to the angular system * used to define latitude and longitude on Earth's surface, right ascension * is roughly analogous to longitude, and defines an angular offset from the * meridian of the vernal equinox. * *

* * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun's right ascension in degrees. */ private static double sunRightAscension(final double t) { final double e = Math.toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t)); final double b = Math.toRadians(sunApparentLongitude(t)); final double y = Math.sin(b) * Math.cos(e); final double x = Math.cos(b); final double alpha = Math.atan2(y, x); return Math.toDegrees(alpha); } /** * Calculate the declination of the sun. Declination is analogous to latitude * on Earth's surface, and measures an angular displacement north or south * from the projection of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere to the * location of a celestial body. * * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Sun's declination in degrees. */ private static double sunDeclination(final double t) { final double e = Math.toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t)); final double b = Math.toRadians(sunApparentLongitude(t)); final double sint = Math.sin(e) * Math.sin(b); final double theta = Math.asin(sint); return Math.toDegrees(theta); } /** * Calculate the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) of solar noon for the given day * at the given location on earth. * * @param lon longitude of observer in degrees. * @param eqTime Equation of time. * @return Time in minutes from beginnning of day in UTC. */ private static double solarNoonTime(final double lon, final double eqTime) { return 720.0 + (lon * 4.0) - eqTime; } /** * Calculate the difference between true solar time and mean. The "equation * of time" is a term accounting for changes in the time of solar noon for * a given location over the course of a year. Earth's elliptical orbit and * Kepler's law of equal areas in equal times are the culprits behind this * phenomenon. See the * Analemma page. * Below is a plot of the equation of time versus the day of the year. * *

* * @param t number of Julian centuries since J2000. * @return Equation of time in minutes of time. */ private static double equationOfTime(final double t) { double eps = Math.toRadians(obliquityCorrected(t)); double l0 = Math.toRadians(sunGeometricMeanLongitude(t)); double m = Math.toRadians(sunGeometricMeanAnomaly(t)); double e = eccentricityEarthOrbit(t); double y = Math.tan(eps/2); y *= y; double sin2l0 = Math.sin(2 * l0); double cos2l0 = Math.cos(2 * l0); double sin4l0 = Math.sin(4 * l0); double sin1m = Math.sin(m); double sin2m = Math.sin(2 * m); double etime = y*sin2l0 - 2*e*sin1m + 4*e*y*sin1m*cos2l0 - 0.5*y*y*sin4l0 - 1.25*e*e*sin2m; return Math.toDegrees(etime)*4.0; } /** * Computes the refraction correction angle. * The effects of the atmosphere vary with atmospheric pressure, humidity * and other variables. Therefore the calculation is approximate. Errors * can be expected to increase the further away you are from the equator, * because the sun rises and sets at a very shallow angle. Small variations * in the atmosphere can have a larger effect. * * @param zenith The sun zenith angle in degrees. * @return The refraction correction in degrees. */ private static double refractionCorrection(final double zenith) { final double exoatmElevation = 90 - zenith; if (exoatmElevation > 85) { return 0; } final double refractionCorrection; // In minute of degrees final double te = Math.tan(Math.toRadians(exoatmElevation)); if (exoatmElevation > 5.0) { refractionCorrection = 58.1/te - 0.07/(te*te*te) + 0.000086/(te*te*te*te*te); } else { if (exoatmElevation > -0.575) { refractionCorrection = 1735.0 + exoatmElevation * (-518.2 + exoatmElevation * ( 103.4 + exoatmElevation * (-12.79 + exoatmElevation * 0.711))); } else { refractionCorrection = -20.774 / te; } } return refractionCorrection / 3600; } /** * Constructs a sun relative position calculator. */ public SunRelativePosition() { } /** * Constructs a sun relative position calculator with the specified value * for the {@linkplain #setTwilight sun elevation at twilight}. * * @param twilight The new sun elevation at twilight, or {@link Double#NaN} * if no twilight value should be taken in account. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the twilight value is illegal. */ public SunRelativePosition(final double twilight) throws IllegalArgumentException { setTwilight(twilight); } /** * Calculates solar position for the current date, time and location. * Results are reported in azimuth and elevation in degrees. */ private void compute() { double latitude = this.latitude; double longitude = this.longitude; // NOAA convention use positive longitude west, and negative east. // Inverse the sign, in order to be closer to OpenGIS convention. longitude = -longitude; // Compute: 1) Julian day (days ellapsed since January 1, 4723 BC at 12:00 GMT). // 2) Time as the centuries ellapsed since January 1, 2000 at 12:00 GMT. final double julianDay = Calendar.julianDay(this.time); final double time = (julianDay-2451545)/36525; double solarDec = sunDeclination(time); double eqTime = equationOfTime(time); this.noonTime = Math.round(solarNoonTime(longitude, eqTime) * (60*1000)) + (this.time/DAY_MILLIS)*DAY_MILLIS; // Formula below use longitude in degrees. Steps are: // 1) Extract the time part of the date, in minutes. // 2) Apply a correction for longitude and equation of time. // 3) Clamp in a 24 hours range (24 hours == 1440 minutes). double trueSolarTime = ((julianDay+0.5) - Math.floor(julianDay+0.5)) * 1440; trueSolarTime += (eqTime - 4.0*longitude); // Correction in minutes. trueSolarTime -= 1440*Math.floor(trueSolarTime/1440); // Convert all angles to radians. From this point until // the end of this method, local variables are always in // radians. Output variables ('azimuth' and 'elevation') // will still computed in degrees. longitude = Math.toRadians(longitude); latitude = Math.toRadians(latitude ); solarDec = Math.toRadians(solarDec ); double csz = Math.sin(latitude) * Math.sin(solarDec) + Math.cos(latitude) * Math.cos(solarDec) * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(trueSolarTime/4 - 180)); if (csz > +1) csz = +1; if (csz < -1) csz = -1; final double zenith = Math.acos(csz); final double azDenom = Math.cos(latitude) * Math.sin(zenith); ////////////////////////////////////////// //// Compute azimuth in degrees //// ////////////////////////////////////////// if (Math.abs(azDenom) > 0.001) { double azRad = ((Math.sin(latitude)*Math.cos(zenith)) - Math.sin(solarDec)) / azDenom; if (azRad > +1) azRad = +1; if (azRad < -1) azRad = -1; azimuth = 180 - Math.toDegrees(Math.acos(azRad)); if (trueSolarTime > 720) { // 720 minutes == 12 hours azimuth = -azimuth; } } else { azimuth = (latitude>0) ? 180 : 0; } azimuth -= 360*Math.floor(azimuth/360); //////////////////////////////////////////// //// Compute elevation in degrees //// //////////////////////////////////////////// final double refractionCorrection = refractionCorrection(Math.toDegrees(zenith)); final double solarZen = Math.toDegrees(zenith) - refractionCorrection; elevation = 90 - solarZen; if (elevation < twilight) { // do not report azimuth & elevation after twilight azimuth = DARK; elevation = DARK; } updated = true; } /** * Set the geographic coordinate where to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} * and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}. * * @param longitude The longitude in degrees. Positive values are East; negative values are West. * @param latitude The latitude in degrees. Positive values are North, negative values are South. */ public void setCoordinate(double longitude, double latitude) { if (latitude > +89.8) latitude = +89.8; if (latitude < -89.8) latitude = -89.8; if (latitude != this.latitude || longitude != this.longitude) { this.latitude = latitude; this.longitude = longitude; this.updated = false; } } /** * Set the geographic coordinate where to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} * and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}. * * @param point The geographic coordinates in degrees of longitude and latitude. */ public void setCoordinate(final Point2D point) { setCoordinate(point.getX(), point.getY()); } /** * Returns the coordinate used for {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and * {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} computation. This is the coordinate * specified during the last call to a {@link #setCoordinate(double,double) * setCoordinate(...)} method. */ public Point2D getCoordinate() { return new Point2D.Double(longitude, latitude); } /** * Set the date and time when to compute the {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} * and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth}. * * @param date The date and time. */ public void setDate(final Date date) { final long time = date.getTime(); if (time != this.time) { this.time = time; this.updated = false; } } /** * Returns the date used for {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and * {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} computation. This is the date specified * during the last call to {@link #setDate}. */ public Date getDate() { return new Date(time); } /** * Set the sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees. * Common values are defined for the * {@linkplain #ASTRONOMICAL_TWILIGHT astronomical twilight} (-18°), * {@linkplain #NAUTICAL_TWILIGHT nautical twilight} (-12°) and * {@linkplain #CIVIL_TWILIGHT civil twilight} (-6°). * The {@linkplain #getElevation elevation} and {@linkplain #getAzimuth azimuth} are * set to {@linkplain Double#NaN NaN} when the sun elevation is below the twilight * value (i.e. during night). The default value is {@link #CIVIL_TWILIGHT}. * * @param twilight The new sun elevation at twilight, or {@link Double#NaN} * if no twilight value should be taken in account. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the twilight value is illegal. */ public void setTwilight(final double twilight) throws IllegalArgumentException { if (twilight<-90 || twilight>-90) { // TODO: provides a better (localized) message. throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.valueOf(twilight)); } this.twilight = twilight; this.updated = false; } /** * Returns the sun's {@linkplain #getElevation elevation angle} at twilight, in degrees. * This is the value set during the last call to {@link #setTwilight}. */ public double getTwilight() { return twilight; } /** * Retourne l'azimuth en degrés. * * @return L'azimuth en degrés. */ public double getAzimuth() { if (!updated) { compute(); } return azimuth; } /** * Retourne l'élévation en degrés. * * @return L'élévation en degrés. */ public double getElevation() { if (!updated) { compute(); } return elevation; } /** * Retourne l'heure à laquelle le soleil est au plus haut. L'heure est * retournée en nombre de millisecondes écoulées depuis le debut de la * journée (minuit) en heure UTC. */ public long getNoonTime() { if (!updated) { compute(); } return noonTime % DAY_MILLIS; } /** * Retourne la date à laquelle le soleil est au plus haut dans la journée. * Cette méthode est équivalente à {@link #getNoonTime} mais inclue le jour * de la date qui avait été spécifiée à la méthode {@link #compute}. */ public Date getNoonDate() { if (!updated) { compute(); } return new Date(noonTime); } /** * Affiche la position du soleil à la date et coordonnées spécifiée. * Cette application peut être lancée avec la syntaxe suivante: * *
SunRelativePosition [longitude] [latitude] [date]
* * où date est un argument optionel spécifiant la date et l'heure. * Si cet argument est omis, la date et heure actuelles seront utilisées. */ public static void main(final String[] args) throws ParseException { final DateFormat format=DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT); format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); double longitude = 0; double latitude = 0; Date time = new Date(); switch (args.length) { case 3: time = format.parse (args[2]); // fall through case 2: latitude = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); // fall through case 1: longitude = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); // fall through } final SunRelativePosition calculator = new SunRelativePosition(); calculator.setDate(time); calculator.setCoordinate(longitude, latitude); System.out.print("Date (UTC): "); System.out.println(format.format(time)); System.out.print("Longitude: "); System.out.println(longitude); System.out.print("Latitude: "); System.out.println(latitude); System.out.print("Elevation: "); System.out.println(calculator.getElevation()); System.out.print("Azimuth: "); System.out.println(calculator.getAzimuth()); System.out.print("Noon date: "); System.out.println(format.format(calculator.getNoonDate())); } }