sky_position#
- sunpy.coordinates.sun.sky_position(t='now', equinox_of_date=True)[source]#
Returns the apparent position of the Sun (right ascension and declination) on the celestial sphere using the equatorial coordinate system, referred to the true equinox of date (as default). Corrections for nutation and aberration (for Earth motion) are included.
- Parameters:
t (
tuple,list,str,pandas.Timestamp,pandas.Series,pandas.DatetimeIndex,datetime.datetime,datetime.date,numpy.datetime64,numpy.ndarray,astropy.time.Time) – Time to use in a parse-time-compatible formatequinox_of_date (
bool) – If True, output is referred to the true equinox of date. Otherwise, output is referred to the J2000.0 epoch (ICRF orientation, not dynamical orientation).