P#
- sunpy.coordinates.sun.P(time='now')[source]#
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
,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 format- Returns:
out (
Angle
) – The position angle