get_sun_P¶
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sunpy.coordinates.ephemeris.
get_sun_P
(time='now') [edit on github]¶ Deprecated since version 1.0: The get_sun_P function is deprecated and may be removed in a future version. Use sunpy.coordinates.sun.P instead.
Return the position (P) angle for the Sun at a specified time, which is the angle between geocentric north and solar north as seen from Earth, measured eastward from geocentric north. The range of P is +/-26.3 degrees.
- Parameters
time (
tuple
,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 format- Returns
out (
Angle
) – The position angle