Abstract
This report includes a procedure for implementing an algorithm (described by Jean Meeus) to calculate the moon's zenith angle with uncertainty of +/-0.001 degrees and azimuth angle with uncertainty of +/-0.003 degrees. The step-by-step format presented here simplifies the complicated steps Meeus describes to calculate the Moon's position, and focuses on the Moon instead of the planets and stars.It also introduces some changes to accommodate for solar radiation applications.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 35 |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-3B0-47681
Keywords
- algorithms
- azimuth angle
- moon
- moon position
- solar eclipse monitoring
- solar energy applications
- solar radiation applications
- zenith angle