TimeRange#

class sunpy.time.TimeRange(a, b=None, format=None)[source]#

Bases: object

A class to create and handle time ranges.

Note

Regardless of how a sunpy.time.TimeRange is constructed it will always provide a positive time range where the start time is before the end time.

__contains__ has been implemented which means you can check if a time is within the time range you have created. Please see the example section below.

Parameters:

a (tuple, list, str, pandas.Timestamp, pandas.Series, pandas.DatetimeIndex, datetime.datetime, datetime.date, numpy.datetime64, numpy.ndarray, astropy.time.Time) – A time (the start time) specified as a parse_time-compatible time string, number, or a datetime object.
b (tuple, list, str, pandas.Timestamp, pandas.Series, pandas.DatetimeIndex, datetime.datetime, datetime.date, numpy.datetime64, numpy.ndarray, astropy.time.Time) – Another time (the end time) specified as a parse_time-compatible time string, number, or a datetime object. May also be the size of the time range specified as a timedelta object, or a Quantity.

Examples

>>> from sunpy.time import TimeRange
>>> time_range = TimeRange('2010/03/04 00:10', '2010/03/04 00:20')
>>> time_range = TimeRange(('2010/03/04 00:10', '2010/03/04 00:20'))
>>> import astropy.units as u
>>> time_range = TimeRange('2010/03/04 00:10', 400 * u.s)
>>> TimeRange('2010/03/04 00:10', 400 * u.day)
   <sunpy.time.timerange.TimeRange object at ...>
    Start: 2010-03-04 00:10:00
    End:   2011-04-08 00:10:00
    Center:2010-09-20 00:10:00
    Duration:400.0 days or
           9600.0 hours or
           576000.0 minutes or
           34560000.0 seconds

>>> time1 = '2014/5/5 12:11'
>>> time2 = '2012/5/5 12:11'
>>> time_range = TimeRange('2014/05/04 13:54', '2018/02/03 12:12')
>>> time1 in time_range
True
>>> time2 in time_range
False

>>> import numpy as np
>>> from astropy.time import TimeDelta
>>> time_range = TimeRange('2014/05/05 12:00', '2014/05/10 12:00')
>>> np.arange(time_range.start, time_range.end, TimeDelta(24*60*60, format = "sec"))
array([<Time object: scale='utc' format='isot' value=2014-05-05T12:00:00.000>,
   <Time object: scale='utc' format='isot' value=2014-05-06T12:00:00.000>,
   <Time object: scale='utc' format='isot' value=2014-05-07T12:00:00.000>,
   <Time object: scale='utc' format='isot' value=2014-05-08T12:00:00.000>,
   <Time object: scale='utc' format='isot' value=2014-05-09T12:00:00.000>],
  dtype=object)

Attributes Summary

`center`	Gets the center of the time range.
`days`	Gets the number of days elapsed.
`dt`	Get the length of the time range.
`end`	Get the end time.
`hours`	Get the number of hours elapsed.
`minutes`	Gets the number of minutes elapsed.
`seconds`	Gets the number of seconds elapsed.
`start`	Get the start time.

Methods Summary

`extend`(dt_start, dt_end)	Extend the time range forwards and backwards.
`get_dates`()	Return all partial days contained within the time range.
`intersects`(other)	Return `True` if this interval overlaps with other.
`next`()	Shift the time range forward by the amount of time elapsed.
`previous`()	Shift the time range backward by the amount of time elapsed.
`split`([n])	Splits the time range into multiple equally sized parts.
`window`(cadence, window)	Split the time range up into a series of `TimeRange` that are `window` long, with a cadence of `cadence`.

Attributes Documentation

center#

Gets the center of the time range.

Returns:: astropy.time.Time – The center time.

days#

Gets the number of days elapsed.

Returns:: astropy.units.Quantity – The amount of days between the start and end time.

dt#

Get the length of the time range. Always a positive value.

Returns:: astropy.time.TimeDelta – The difference between the start and the end time.

end#

Get the end time.

Returns:: astropy.time.Time – The end time.

hours#

Get the number of hours elapsed.

Returns:: astropy.units.Quantity – The amount of hours between the start and end time.

minutes#

Gets the number of minutes elapsed.

Returns:: astropy.units.Quantity – The amount of minutes between the start and end time.

seconds#

Gets the number of seconds elapsed.

Returns:: astropy.units.Quantity – The amount of seconds between the start and end time.

start#

Get the start time.

Returns:: astropy.time.Time – The start time.

Methods Documentation

extend(dt_start, dt_end)[source]#

Extend the time range forwards and backwards.

Parameters:

dt_start (astropy.time.TimeDelta) – The amount to shift the start time.
dt_end (astropy.time.TimeDelta) – The amount to shift the end time.

get_dates()[source]#: Return all partial days contained within the time range.

intersects(other)[source]#

Return True if this interval overlaps with other.

Parameters:: other (sunpy.time.TimeRange) – Other TimeRange to check for intersection.

Notes

Both intervals are treated as closed, i.e., their endpoints are included.

next()[source]#: Shift the time range forward by the amount of time elapsed.

previous()[source]#: Shift the time range backward by the amount of time elapsed.

split(n=2)[source]#

Splits the time range into multiple equally sized parts.

Parameters:: n (int, optional) – The number of times to split the time range (must >= 1). Defaults to 2.
Returns:: list – A list of equally sized sunpy.time.TimeRange between the start and end times.

window(cadence, window)[source]#

Split the time range up into a series of TimeRange that are window long, with a cadence of cadence.

Parameters:

cadence (astropy.units.Quantity, astropy.time.TimeDelta) – Cadence.
window (astropy.units.quantity, astropy.time.TimeDelta) – The length of window.

Returns:

list – A list of TimeRange, that are window long and separated by cadence.

Examples

>>> import astropy.units as u
>>> from sunpy.time import TimeRange
>>> time_range = TimeRange('2010/03/04 00:10', '2010/03/04 01:20')
>>> time_range.window(60*60*u.s, window=12*u.s)   
[   <sunpy.time.timerange.TimeRange object at 0x7f0214bfc208>
    Start: 2010-03-04 00:10:00
    End:   2010-03-04 00:10:12
    Center:2010-03-04 00:10:06
    Duration:0.0001388888888888889 days or
            0.003333333333333333 hours or
            0.2 minutes or
            12.0 seconds,
    <sunpy.time.timerange.TimeRange object at 0x7f01fe43ac50>
    Start: 2010-03-04 01:10:00
    End:   2010-03-04 01:10:12
    Center:2010-03-04 01:10:06
    Duration:0.0001388888888888889 days or
            0.003333333333333333 hours or
            0.2 minutes or
            12.0 seconds,
    <sunpy.time.timerange.TimeRange object at 0x7f01fb90b898>
    Start: 2010-03-04 02:10:00
    End:   2010-03-04 02:10:12
    Center:2010-03-04 02:10:06
    Duration:0.0001388888888888889 days or
            0.003333333333333333 hours or
            0.2 minutes or
            12.0 seconds]