pvlib.solarposition.pyephem

pvlib.solarposition.pyephem(time, latitude, longitude, altitude=0, pressure=101325, temperature=12)[source]

Calculate the solar position using the PyEphem package.

Parameters:

time : pandas.DatetimeIndex

Localized or UTC.

latitude : float

longitude : float

altitude : float

distance above sea level.

pressure : int or float, optional

air pressure in Pascals.

temperature : int or float, optional

air temperature in degrees C.

Returns:

DataFrame

The DataFrame will have the following columns: apparent_elevation, elevation, apparent_azimuth, azimuth, apparent_zenith, zenith.