solarFParallel

cosipy.modules.radCor.solarFParallel(lat, lon, timezone_lon, day, hour)[source]

Calculate solar elevation, zenith and azimuth angles.

Parameters:
  • lat (float) – Latitude [decimal degree].

  • lon (float) – Longitude [decimal degree].

  • timezone_lon (float) – Longitude of standard meridian [decimal degree].

  • day (int) – Day of the year (1-366).

  • hour (float) – Hour of the day (decimal, e.g. 12:30 = 12.5).

Returns:

beta:

Solar elevation angle [rad].

zeni:

Zenith angle [rad].

azi:

Solar azimuth angle [rad].

Return type:

tuple[float,float,float]