Sunrise and Sunset Calculator

This Rust application calculates the sunrise and sunset times for a given date, time, latitude, and longitude. It is based on the NOAA Global Monitor Division's solar position calculations. The original formulas can be found here: https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/solareqns.PDF

Features

• Calculates sunrise and sunset times based on the specified date, time, latitude, and longitude.
• Utilizes the fractional year in radians to determine the position of the sun.
• Implements the equation of time to account for the Earth's elliptical orbit.
• Calculates solar declination for accurate results.
• Adjusts times to the specified timezone.

Installation

1. Ensure you have Rust installed on your system. If not, install it from the official Rust website.
2. Clone this repository to your local machine.
3. Navigate to the project directory and build the project using Cargo:

cargo build --release

Usage

To use the application, run it with the following arguments:

./solar <date> <time> <latitude> <longitude> [time_zone]

• date: The date for which you want to calculate sunrise and sunset times (format: YYYY-MM-DD).
• time: The local time to base the calculations on (format: HH:MM:SS).
• latitude: The latitude of the location in decimal degrees.
• longitude: The longitude of the location in decimal degrees.
• timezone: IANA timezone format, optional. Defaults to "America/New_York"

Example:

> ./solar 2024-01-11 12:00:00 40.7128 -74.0060 "America/New_York"
▲ 2024-01-11 07:21:00 EST   ▼ 2024-01-11 16:55:00 EST

This command calculates the sunrise and sunset times for New York City on January 11, 2024, at noon.

License

I dont care. Use it for whatever, however you please.