Horizontal sundial calculations
var latitude = read('Enter latitude => ', Number)
var longitude = read('Enter longitude => ', Number)
var meridian = read('Enter legal meridian => ', Number)
var lat_sin = latitude.deg2rad.sin
var offset = (meridian - longitude)
say('Sine of latitude: ', "%.4f" % lat_sin)
say('Longitude offset: ', offset)
say('=' * 48)
say(' Hour : Sun hour angle° : Dial hour line angle°')
for hour in range(-6, 6) {
var sun_deg = (15*hour + offset)
var line_deg = rad2deg(
atan2(
sin(deg2rad(sun_deg)) * lat_sin,
cos(deg2rad(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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