Example #1
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 /**
  * Get obliquity of the ecliptic.
  * 
  * @param null|DateTime $DateTime Date (optional)
  * @return float In degree
  */
 public static function getEclipticObliquity(DateTime $DateTime = null)
 {
     $jc = Time::getJC($DateTime);
     $k = Math::dmsToDecimal(['d' => 23, 'm' => 26, 's' => 21.448]);
     $k1 = Math::dmsToDecimal(['d' => 0, 'm' => 0, 's' => 46.815]);
     $k2 = Math::dmsToDecimal(['d' => 0, 'm' => 0, 's' => 0.00059]);
     $k3 = Math::dmsToDecimal(['d' => 0, 'm' => 0, 's' => 0.001813]);
     $e = $k - $k1 * $jc - $k2 * $jc ** 2 + $k3 * $jc ** 3;
     return $e;
 }