Package com.timeanddate.services.dataTypes.astro

Class AstronomyDayEvent

java.lang.Object

com.timeanddate.services.dataTypes.astro.AstronomyDayEvent

public class AstronomyDayEvent
extends Object

Author:

Cato Auestad <cato@timeanddate.com>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AstronomyDayEvent()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static AstronomyDayEvent	fromNode(Node node)
double	getAltitude()	Altitude in degrees of the center of the queried astronomical object above an ideal horizon.
double	getAzimuth()	Horizontal direction of the astronomical object at set/rise time (referring to true north).
double	getDistance()	Distance in kilometers of the earth's center to the center of the queried astronomical object in kilometers.
double	getIlluminated()	The fraction of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun's rays as seen from the selected location.
TADDateTime	getISOTime()	Local time at which the event is happening (including UTC offset).
AstronomyEventCode	getType()	Indicates the type of the event.
TADDateTime	getUTCTime()	UTC time at which the event is happening.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AstronomyDayEvent

public AstronomyDayEvent()

Method Details

getType

public AstronomyEventCode getType()

Indicates the type of the event.

getISOTime

public TADDateTime getISOTime()

Local time at which the event is happening (including UTC offset). The time does not include the seconds.

getUTCTime

public TADDateTime getUTCTime()

UTC time at which the event is happening. The time does not include the seconds.

getAltitude

public double getAltitude()

Altitude in degrees of the center of the queried astronomical object above an ideal horizon.

Only for meridian type events.

getAzimuth

public double getAzimuth()

Horizontal direction of the astronomical object at set/rise time (referring to true north). North is 0 degrees, east is 90 degrees, south is 180 degrees and west is 270 degrees.

Only for rise and set type events.

getDistance

public double getDistance()

Distance in kilometers of the earth's center to the center of the queried astronomical object in kilometers.

Only for meridian type events.

getIlluminated

public double getIlluminated()

The fraction of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun's rays as seen from the selected location.

Only for the moon for meridian type events.

fromNode

public static AstronomyDayEvent fromNode(Node node)