MaplyMoon

Objective-C

@interface MaplyMoon : NSObject

Swift

class MaplyMoon : NSObject

Utility for calculating moon position.

This is a utility class that figures out where the moon is at a given data and provides the position.

  • Initialize with a date.

    Initialize with the given date. The moon position will correspond to that. Must be after 2000.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (nonnull instancetype)initWithDate:(NSDate *_Nonnull)date;

    Swift

    init(date: Date)

  • Location on the globe where the moon would land if it fell straight down. Ouch.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (MaplyCoordinate)asCoordinate;

    Swift

    func asCoordinate() -> MaplyCoordinate

  • Return the location above the globe in lon/lat/distance. Yay geocentric!

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (MaplyCoordinate3d)asPosition;

    Swift

    func asPosition() -> MaplyCoordinate3d

  • Illuminated fraction of the moon

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @property (readonly) double illuminatedFraction;

    Swift

    var illuminatedFraction: Double { get }

  • Phase of the moon.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @property (readonly) double phase;

    Swift

    var phase: Double { get }