Horizontal sundial calculations
sub postfix:<°> ($a) { $a * pi / 180 } # degrees to radians
sub postfix:<®> ($a) { $a * 180 / pi } # radians to degrees
my $latitude = prompt 'Enter latitude => ';
my $longitude = prompt 'Enter longitude => ';
my $meridian = prompt 'Enter legal meridian => ';
my $lat_sin = sin( $latitude° );
say 'Sine of latitude: ', $lat_sin.fmt("%.4f");
say 'Longitude offset: ', my $offset = $meridian - $longitude;
say '=' x 48;
say ' Hour : Sun hour angle° : Dial hour line angle°';
for -6 .. 6 -> $hour {
my $sun_deg = $hour * 15 + $offset;
my $line_deg = atan2( ( sin($sun_deg°) * $lat_sin ), cos($sun_deg°) )®;
printf "%2d %s %7.3f %7.3f\n",
($hour + 12) % 12 || 12, ($hour < 0 ?? 'AM' !! 'PM'), $sun_deg, $line_deg;
}
Output:
Enter latitude => -4.95
Enter longitude => -150.5
Enter legal meridian => -150
Sine of latitude: -0.0863
Longitude offset: 0.5
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Hour : Sun hour angle° : Dial hour line angle°
6 AM -89.500 84.225
7 AM -74.500 17.283
8 AM -59.500 8.334
9 AM -44.500 4.847
10 AM -29.500 2.795
11 AM -14.500 1.278
12 PM 0.500 -0.043
1 PM 15.500 -1.371
2 PM 30.500 -2.910
3 PM 45.500 -5.018
4 PM 60.500 -8.671
5 PM 75.500 -18.451
6 PM 90.500 -95.775
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