date_sunset

(PHP 5)

date_sunset -- 返回给定的日期与地点的日落时间

说明

mixed date_sunset ( int timestamp [, int format [, float latitude [, float longitude [, float zenith [, float gmt_offset]]]]] )

date_sunset() 返回给定的日期(以 timestamp 指定)与地点的日落时间。latitudelongitudezenith 参数默认值分别为配置选项中的 date.default_latitudedate.default_longitudedate.sunrise_zenith

latitude 默认是指北纬。因此如果要指定南纬,必须传递一个负值。同样规则也适用于 longitude,其默认是指东经。

gmt_offset 参数的单位是小时。

表格 1. format 常量

常量说明取值举例
SUNFUNCS_RET_STRINGstring 格式返回结果16:46
SUNFUNCS_RET_DOUBLEfloat 格式返回结果16.78243132
SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMPinteger 格式(时间戳)返回结果1095034606

例子 1. date_sunset() 例子

<?php

/* 计算葡萄牙里斯本的日落时间
Latitude:  北纬 38.4 度
Longitude: 西经 9 度
Zenith ~= 90
offset: +1 GMT
*/

echo date("D M d Y"). ', sunset time : ' .date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, 38.4, -9, 90, 1);

?>

上例的输出类似于:

Mon Dec 20 2004, sunset time : 18:13

参见 date_sunrise()


add a note add a note User Contributed Notes
michael at dayah dot com
30-Sep-2006 08:17
I use an IP to location database to determine the visitor's approximate latitude and longitude and then serve them a day or night color scheme based on whether it is before civil dawn or dusk. I've had problems when not specifying the timezone, specifically a 1 hour error, so I use GMT.

<?
date_default_timezone_set
("GMT");

function
scheme() {
      
$sunrise = date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_DOUBLE, $latitude, $longitude, 96, 0);
      
$sunset = date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_DOUBLE, $latitude, $longitude, 96, 0);
      
$now = date("H") + date("i") / 60 + date("s") / 3600;

       if (
$sunrise < $sunset)
               if ((
$now > $sunrise) && ($now < $sunset)) return "day";
               else return
"night";
       else
               if ((
$now > $sunrise) || ($now < $sunset)) return "day";
               else return
"night";
}
?>
jbr (AT) ya-right.com
20-Feb-2005 02:19
Here a function that will return an array of all valid formats, both starting and ending times!
[Editor's note: you can find that function on the docpage of date_sunrise()]
djwice at [the same] dot com
02-Dec-2004 05:39
A way to use this:

<?php

// De Bilt, The Netherlands, weather station #06260
$lat = 52.10;    // North
$long = 5.18;    // East
$offset = 1;    // difference between GMT and local time in hours

$zenith=90+50/60;
echo
"<br><p>Sunrise: ".date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);
echo
"<br>Sunset: ".date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);

$zenith=96;
echo
"<br><p>\"Civilian Twilight\" start: ".date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);
echo
"<br>\"Civilian Twilight\" end: ".date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);

$zenith=102;
echo
"<br><p>\"Nautical Twilight\" start: ".date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);
echo
"<br>\"Nautical Twilight\" end: ".date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);

$zenith=108;
echo
"<br><p>\"Astronomical Twilight\" start: ".date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);
echo
"<br>\"Astronomical Twilight\" end: ".date_sunset(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset);

?> 

Thanks to George King.
More sources about this topic:

http://www.qarlos.free.fr/navegacion/Sextante/formulas.htm
http://williams.best.vwh.net/sunrise_sunset_algorithm.htm
http://www.kevinboone.com/suntimes.html
http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~fv/webnotes/chapt12.htm