diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kosherjava/zmanim/AstronomicalCalendar.java b/src/main/java/com/kosherjava/zmanim/AstronomicalCalendar.java
index fd2bd181..79505606 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kosherjava/zmanim/AstronomicalCalendar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kosherjava/zmanim/AstronomicalCalendar.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/*
* Zmanim Java API
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2024 Eliyahu Hershfeld
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2025 Eliyahu Hershfeld
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
* Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
* Date sunrise = ac.getSunrise();
*
*
- * @author © Eliyahu Hershfeld 2004 - 2024
+ * @author © Eliyahu Hershfeld 2004 - 2025
*/
public class AstronomicalCalendar implements Cloneable {
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ public Date getSunset() {
* such as in the Arctic Circle where there is at least one day a year where the sun does not rise, and one
* where it does not set, a null
will be returned. See detailed explanation on top of the page.
* @see AstronomicalCalendar#getSunset
- * @see AstronomicalCalendar#getUTCSeaLevelSunset 2see {@link #getSunset()}
+ * @see AstronomicalCalendar#getUTCSeaLevelSunset
+ * @see #getSunset()
*/
public Date getSeaLevelSunset() {
double sunset = getUTCSeaLevelSunset(GEOMETRIC_ZENITH);
@@ -447,12 +448,12 @@ public double getUTCSeaLevelSunset(double zenith) {
}
/**
- * A method that returns an {@link AstronomicalCalculator#getElevationAdjustment(double) elevation adjusted}
- * temporal (solar) hour. The day from {@link #getSunrise() sunrise} to {@link #getSunset() sunset} is split into 12
- * equal parts with each one being a temporal hour.
+ * A method that returns a sea-level based temporal (solar) hour. The day from {@link #getSeaLevelSunrise()
+ * sea-level sunrise} to {@link #getSeaLevelSunset() sea-level sunset} is split into 12 equal parts with each
+ * one being a temporal hour.
*
- * @see #getSunrise()
- * @see #getSunset()
+ * @see #getSeaLevelSunrise()
+ * @see #getSeaLevelSunset()
* @see #getTemporalHour(Date, Date)
*
* @return the long
millisecond length of a temporal hour. If the calculation can't be computed,
@@ -467,8 +468,8 @@ public long getTemporalHour() {
/**
* A utility method that will allow the calculation of a temporal (solar) hour based on the sunrise and sunset
* passed as parameters to this method. An example of the use of this method would be the calculation of a
- * non-elevation adjusted temporal hour by passing in {@link #getSeaLevelSunrise() sea level sunrise} and
- * {@link #getSeaLevelSunset() sea level sunset} as parameters.
+ * elevation adjusted temporal hour by passing in {@link #getSunrise() sunrise} and
+ * {@link #getSunset() sunset} as parameters.
*
* @param startOfDay
* The start of the day.
@@ -523,51 +524,58 @@ public Date getSunTransit() {
* set} to use the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator} (the default) it will calculate astronomical
* midnight. If the calendar instance is to use the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator}, that does not
* have code to calculate astronomical noon, midnight is calculated as halfway between sea level sunrise and sea level
- * sunset on the other side of the world (180° awa)y, which can be slightly off the real transit time due to changes
+ * sunset on the other side of the world (180° away), which can be slightly off the real transit time due to changes
* in declination (the lengthening or shortening day). See The Definition of Chatzos for details on the proper
* definition of solar noon / midday.
*
- * @return the Date
representing Sun's lower transit. If the calculation can't be computed such as when using
- * the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator USNO calculator} that does not support getting solar
- * midnight for the Arctic Circle (where there is at least one day a year where the sun does not rise, and one
- * where it does not set), a null
will be returned. See detailed explanation on top of the page.
+ * @deprecated This method was replaced by {@link #getSolarMidnight()} and will be removed in v3.0.
+ *
+ * @return the Date
representing Sun's lower transit at the end of the current day. If the calculation can't
+ * be computed such as when using the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator USNO calculator} that
+ * does not support getting solar noon or midnight for the Arctic Circle (where there is at least one day a year
+ * where the sun does not rise, and one where it does not set), a null
will be returned. This is not
+ * relevant when using the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator NOAA Calculator} that is never expected
+ * to return null
. See the detailed explanation on top of the page.
*
* @see #getSunTransit()
+ * @see #getSolarMidnight()
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator#getUTCNoon(Calendar, GeoLocation)
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator#getUTCNoon(Calendar, GeoLocation)
*/
+ @Deprecated // (since="2.6", forRemoval=true)// add back once Java 9 is the minimum supported version
public Date getSunLowerTransit() {
- Calendar cal = getAdjustedCalendar();
- GeoLocation lowerGeoLocation = (GeoLocation) getGeoLocation().clone();
- double meridian = lowerGeoLocation.getLongitude();
- double lowerMeridian = meridian + 180;
- if (lowerMeridian > 180){
- lowerMeridian = lowerMeridian - 360;
- cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -1);
- }
- lowerGeoLocation.setLongitude(lowerMeridian);
- double noon = getAstronomicalCalculator().getUTCNoon(cal, lowerGeoLocation);
- return getDateFromTime(noon, SolarEvent.MIDNIGHT);
+ return getSolarMidnight();
}
/**
- * A method that returns "solar" midnight, or the time when the sun is at its nadir. The current calculation is halfway between today and
- * tomorrow's {@link #getSunTransit() sun transit}.
+ * A method that returns solar midnight at the end of the current day (that may actually be after midnight of the day it
+ * is being calculated for). It occurs when the Sun is transiting the lower celestial meridian, or
+ * when the sun is at it's nadir. The calculations used by this class
+ * depend on the {@link AstronomicalCalculator} used. If this calendar instance is {@link
+ * #setAstronomicalCalculator(AstronomicalCalculator) set} to use the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator}
+ * (the default) it will calculate astronomical midnight. If the calendar instance is to use the {@link
+ * com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator USNO Calculator}, that does not have code to calculate astronomical noon,
+ * midnight is calculated as 12 hours after halfway between sea level sunrise and sea level sunset of that day. This can
+ * be slightly off the real transit time due to changes in declination (the lengthening or shortening day). See The Definition of Chatzos for details on the proper
+ * definition of solar noon / midday.
+ *
+ * @return the Date
representing Sun's lower transit at the end of the current day. If the calculation can't
+ * be computed such as when using the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator USNO calculator} that
+ * does not support getting solar noon or midnight for the Arctic Circle (where there is at least one day a year
+ * where the sun does not rise, and one where it does not set), a null
will be returned. This is not
+ * relevant when using the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator NOAA Calculator} that is never expected
+ * to return null
. See the detailed explanation on top of the page.
*
- * @return the Date
of astronomical solar midnight. If the calculation can't be computed such as
- * when using the {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator USNO calculator} that does not
- * support getting solar noon for the Arctic Circle (where there is at least one day a year where the
- * sun does not rise, and one where it does not set), a null
will be returned. See
- * detailed explanation on top of the page.
+ * @see #getSunTransit()
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.NOAACalculator#getUTCNoon(Calendar, GeoLocation)
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.SunTimesCalculator#getUTCNoon(Calendar, GeoLocation)
*/
public Date getSolarMidnight() {
- AstronomicalCalendar clonedCal = (AstronomicalCalendar) clone();
- clonedCal.getCalendar().add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
- return getTimeOffset(getSunTransit(), (clonedCal.getSunTransit().getTime() - getSunTransit().getTime()) / 2);
+ double noon = getAstronomicalCalculator().getUTCMidnight(getAdjustedCalendar(), getGeoLocation());
+ return getDateFromTime(noon, SolarEvent.MIDNIGHT);
}
/**
@@ -600,6 +608,7 @@ protected enum SolarEvent {
/**SUNRISE A solar event related to sunrise*/SUNRISE, /**SUNSET A solar event related to sunset*/SUNSET,
/**NOON A solar event related to noon*/NOON, /**MIDNIGHT A solar event related to midnight*/MIDNIGHT
}
+
/**
* A method that returns a Date
from the time passed in as a parameter.
*
@@ -636,8 +645,8 @@ protected Date getDateFromTime(double time, SolarEvent solarEvent) {
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -1);
} else if (solarEvent == SolarEvent.SUNSET && localTimeHours + hours < 6) {
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
- } else if (solarEvent == SolarEvent.MIDNIGHT && localTimeHours + hours > 12) {
- cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -1);
+ } else if (solarEvent == SolarEvent.MIDNIGHT && localTimeHours + hours < 12) {
+ cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
}
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hours);
@@ -747,6 +756,8 @@ private Calendar getAdjustedCalendar(){
}
/**
+ * Returns an XML formatted representation of the class using the default output of the
+ * {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toXML(AstronomicalCalendar) toXML} method.
* @return an XML formatted representation of the class. It returns the default output of the
* {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toXML(AstronomicalCalendar) toXML} method.
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toXML(AstronomicalCalendar)
@@ -757,6 +768,8 @@ public String toString() {
}
/**
+ * Returns a JSON formatted representation of the class using the default output of the
+ * {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toJSON(AstronomicalCalendar) toJSON} method.
* @return a JSON formatted representation of the class. It returns the default output of the
* {@link com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toJSON(AstronomicalCalendar) toJSON} method.
* @see com.kosherjava.zmanim.util.ZmanimFormatter#toJSON(AstronomicalCalendar)
@@ -851,6 +864,7 @@ public Calendar getCalendar() {
}
/**
+ * Sets the Calendar object for us in this class.
* @param calendar
* The calendar to set.
*/