Sun Position
Contains functions for declination, solar longitude, radius vector, equation of time, times of sunrise and sunset, sun angles and azimuths.
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Cite As
Jeff Dozier (2026). Sun Position (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/74939-sun-position), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired: Topographic Horizons
General Information
- Version 2.0.0 (136 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with R2014b and later releases
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 2.0.0 | cleaned up internal folder structure |
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| 1.2.2 | MATLAB functions calculate azimuths clockwise from North. My convention has been to use counter-clockwise from south, positive east, negative west. I added a function to let the user choose which convention to use. |
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| 1.2.1 | No change in the code. Added an image showing the Global Daylight example. |
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| 1.2.0 | Updated one of the examples |
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| 1.1.1 | uploaded correct version |
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| 1.1.0 | removed call to today(), I didn't realize it was in the Financial Toolbox, thanks to Christie for reminder to use clock() instead. Also fixed a glitch in PlotSolarPath. |
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| 1.0.0 |
