Siddhanta Parity API Documentation - v1.3.0
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    • Calculates information about a body's rotation axis at a given time. Calculates the orientation of a body's rotation axis, along with the rotation angle of its prime meridian, at a given moment in time.

      This function uses formulas standardized by the IAU Working Group on Cartographics and Rotational Elements 2015 report, as described in the following document:

      https://astropedia.astrogeology.usgs.gov/download/Docs/WGCCRE/WGCCRE2015reprint.pdf

      See AxisInfo for more detailed information.

      Parameters

      • body: Body

        One of the following values: Body.Sun, Body.Moon, Body.Mercury, Body.Venus, Body.Earth, Body.Mars, Body.Jupiter, Body.Saturn, Body.Uranus, Body.Neptune, Body.Pluto.

      • date: FlexibleDateTime

        The time at which to calculate the body's rotation axis.

      Returns AxisInfo