Solar Geometry Calculator

 
              


Local UTC     SolarZen and Elev Uncorrected for Atmospheric Refaction
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Latitude:
-90.0 to +90.0, Negative for South, Positive for North.

Longitude:
-180.0 to +180.0, Negative for East, Positive for West.

Start Date:
Enter start date in the format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm [UTC]

End Date:
Enter end date in the format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm [UTC]

Interval:
The internal (in seconds) between successive solar calculations.

Date Format:
Examples:
yyyy/MM-dd_DDD hh:mm:ss aa
yyyyMMdd[DDD]HHmmss
Air mass
If the sun is below the horizon, Air mass = -1.0000. Toggle the checkbox to enable/disable column in report.

Air mass Calculation
Airmass = 1.0/(cos(90 - elev) + 0.50572 * (6.07995 + elev)-1.6364)

Solar Zenith Angle
Solar elevation in Degrees from zenith (90°). Angles are corrected for atmospheric diffraction. Toggle the checkbox to enable/disable column in report.

Elevation:
Solar elevation in Degrees above horizon (0 degrees). Angles are corrected for atmospheric diffraction. Toggle the checkbox to enable/disable column in report.

Azimuth:
Sun azimuth, 0° = N, 90° = E, 180° = S, 270° = W. Toggle the checkbox to enable/disable column in report.