Convert UTC to Solar Apparent Time

Convert a time given in UTC to Solar Apparent or Solar Mean Time

Description

Convert a time given in UTC to Solar Apparent or Solar Mean Time.

External Function Call Sequence:
>> [SAT,SMT] = UTC2SolarApparentTime('2000/03/20 15:00:00',-1.416667);
>> [SAT,SMT] = UTC2SolarApparentTime('2000/09/23 15:00:00',-1.416667);

Input Description:
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss) [N x 19] char
Lon (Site Longitude in degrees -180:180 W(-) E(+)) [N x 1]

Output Description:
SAT (Solar Apparent Time YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss) [N x 19] char
SMT (Solar Mean Time YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss) [N x 19] char

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge the following in the creation of this submission:
Equation of Time

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.11 (2010b)