Rotation of Planets
Notices
- B0 and L0 are planetographic latitude and longitude of the sub-Earth point, respectively. Bs and Ls are planetographic latitude and longitude of the sub-solar point, respectively.
- P and Ps are the position angle of the planetary rotation axis (North Side) and the sub-solar point, respectively, as seen from the Earth and measured from celestial north, positive being eastward and negative being westward.
- i is the phase angle and k is the fraction illuminated.
- V is the apparent magnitude of the planet.
- λs is the solar longitude in the ecliptic of the planet.
- Limitation of one calculation is either 370 days or 400 cycles.
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- No Daylight Saving Time considered.
- We might modify this program without notice (ver.1.2f).