python package for lunar and solar information
Project description
lunastro
lunastro is a python library for lunar and solar information
Installation:
To install lunastro:
pip install lunastro
Functions
get_lunar_phase() # returns phase
get_lunar_age() # returns age of moon
get_lunar_age_percentage() # returns age percentage of moon
solardistance() # returns distance to the sun in miles
sunazimuth(date, latitude, longtitude) # returns the azumith of the sun in radians
# sunazimuth is measured from south to west
Lunar Usage:
:
from lunation.main import myMoon
# create instance of myMoon
moon = myMoon()
# functions
phase = moon.get_lunar_phase() # returns lunar phase
age = moon.get_lunar_age() # returns lunar age
percent = moon.get_lunar_age_percent() # returns percent of lunar age as a decimal
The library can also be used to calculate distance from the sun
Solar Usage:
from lunation.sun import Sun
# instance of Sun
sun = Sun()
distance = sun.solardistance() # returns solar distance in miles
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