def right_ascension(self, formatted=False, zodiac=False):
"""Returns the right ascension of the planet at the time
specified at object construction.
Arguments:
formatted -- set to True to return the right ascension in
a string of 'HHh MMm SSs' format, otherwise the number is
returned in degrees.
zodiac -- set to True to return the right ascension as a
a string showing a right ascension in terms of the zodiac,
e.g. 20CN15, meaning the 15th minute of the 20th degree in
the sign of Cancer.
Returns: either the right ascension in degrees, or in the
specified string format.
"""
sph_coords = rec_to_sph(self.geo_equ_coords())
if formatted:
return rasc_string(sph_coords.right_ascension)
elif zodiac:
return rasc_to_zodiac(sph_coords.right_ascension)
else:
return sph_coords.right_ascension
def zodiac_sign(self):
"""Returns a string containing the sign of the zodiac
the planet is in at the time specified at object
construction.
"""
sph_coords = rec_to_sph(self.geo_equ_coords())
return zodiac_sign(sph_coords.right_ascension)
def distance(self):
"""Returns the distance of the planet at the time specified
at object construction.
Returns: the distance of the planet from Earth in astronomical
units (AUs).
"""
sph_coords = rec_to_sph(self.geo_equ_coords())
return sph_coords.distance
def declination(self, formatted=False):
"""Returns the declination of the planet at the time specified
at object construction.
Arguments:
formatted -- set to True to return the declination ascension in
a string of '[+/-]DDd MMm SSs' format, otherwise the number is
returned in degrees.
Returns: either the declination in degrees, or the
declination in a formatted DDMMSS string.
"""
sph_coords = rec_to_sph(self.geo_equ_coords())
if formatted:
return decl_string(sph_coords.declination)
else:
return sph_coords.declination
