Example #1
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 def new_moon_before(cls, tee):
     """Return the approximate moment of last new moon preceding moment, tee,
     close enough to determine zodiacal sign."""
     varepsilon = pow(2, -1000)
     tau = tee - ((1/360) * cls.lunar_phase(tee) * cls.SYNODIC_MONTH)
     return binary_search(tau - 1, min(tee, tau + 1),
                          lambda l, u: cls.zodiac(l) == cls.zodiac(u) or u - l < varepsilon,
                          lambda x: cls.lunar_phase(x) < 180)
Example #2
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 def moonrise(self, date):
     """Return the standard time of moonrise on fixed, date,
     and location, location."""
     t = self.universal_from_standard(date)
     waning = (Lunar.lunar_phase(t) > 180)
     alt = self.observed_lunar_altitude(t)
     offset = alt / 360
     if waning and (offset > 0):
         approx =  t + 1 - offset
     elif waning:
         approx = t - offset
     else:
         approx = t + (1 / 2) + offset
     rise = binary_search(approx - Clock.days_from_hours(3),
                          approx + Clock.days_from_hours(3),
                          lambda u, l: ((u - l) < Clock.days_from_hours(1/60)),
                          lambda x: self.observed_lunar_altitude(x) > 0)
     if rise < (t + 1):
         return self.standard_from_universal(rise)
     
     raise ValueError()