Source code for coordio.time
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# @Author: José Sánchez-Gallego (gallegoj@uw.edu)
# @Date: 2020-08-16
# @Filename: time.py
# @License: BSD 3-clause (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
import ctypes
import datetime
import time
import numpy
from . import sofa
from .exceptions import CoordIOError
from .iers import IERS
[docs]def utc_to_tai(jd):
"""Convert UTC to TAI. Wrapper around iauUtctai."""
utc1 = int(jd)
utc2 = jd - utc1
tai1 = ctypes.c_double()
tai2 = ctypes.c_double()
res = sofa.iauUtctai(utc1, utc2, tai1, tai2)
if res != 0:
raise ValueError(f'iauUtctai return with error code {res}.')
return tai1.value + tai2.value
[docs]class Time:
"""A time storage and conversion class.
All times, regardless of the input format and scale are converted and
stored as TAI Julian dates.
Parameters
----------
value
The input time value. If `None`, the current `datetime.datetime.now`
system time will be used.
format : str
The format of the input time.
scale : str
The time scale of the input value. Valid values are ``UTC`` and
``TAI``.
Attributes
----------
jd : float
The Julian date in the TAI scale.
"""
def __init__(self, value=None, format='jd', scale='UTC'):
if isinstance(value, datetime.datetime) or value is None:
jd1, jd2 = sofa.get_internal_date(value, scale)
self.jd = jd1 + jd2
elif format == 'jd':
self.jd = value
else:
raise NotImplementedError('Not implemented format.')
if scale == 'UTC':
self.jd = utc_to_tai(self.jd)
elif scale == 'TAI':
pass
else:
raise CoordIOError('Invalid scale.')
self._iers = None
# Store the current time as a UNIX time. We'll use this later to know
# how much time has passed and do a quick update to now.
self.__internal_time = time.time() if value is None else None
def __repr__(self):
return f'<Time (JD={self.jd})>'
@property
def iers(self):
"""Gets the IERS table."""
if self._iers is None:
self._iers = IERS()
return self._iers
@property
def jd1(self):
"""Returns the integer part of the Julian data."""
return int(self.jd)
@property
def jd2(self):
"""Returns the fractional part of the Julian data."""
return self.jd - self.jd1
@property
def mjd(self):
"""Returns the modified Julian date ``(JD-2400000.5)``."""
return self.jd - 2400000.5
[docs] def to_now(self, scale='UTC'):
"""Updates the internal value to the current TAI date.
Parameters
----------
scale : str
The scale of the system clock. Assumes it's UTC but it can be
changed if the internal clock is synced to TAI or other timescale.
Returns
-------
now : `float`
The new TAI JD. Also updates the internal value.
"""
# If __internal_time is set this means we initialised this
# time as now(). We can simply add how long it has passed
# since then.
if self.__internal_time:
new_now = time.time()
delta_jd = (new_now - self.__internal_time) / 86400.
self.jd += delta_jd
self.__internal_time = new_now
return self.jd
# Otherwise reinitialise the object.
self.__init__(scale=scale)
return self.jd
[docs] def get_dut1(self):
"""Returns the delta UT1-UTC."""
if not self.iers:
raise CoordIOError('IERS table not loaded.')
return self.iers.get_delta_ut1_utc(jd=self.jd)
[docs] def to_utc(self):
"""Returns the date converted to JD in the UTC scale."""
utc1 = ctypes.c_double()
utc2 = ctypes.c_double()
res = sofa.iauTaiutc(self.jd1, self.jd2, utc1, utc2)
if res != 0:
raise ValueError(f'iauTaiutc return with error code {res}.')
return utc1.value + utc2.value
[docs] def to_ut1(self):
"""Returns the date converted to JD in the UT1 scale."""
# DTA is UT1-UTC, which can be expressed as delta_UT1-delta_AT.
# delta_UT1=UT1-UTC and is given by the IERS tables, in seconds.
# This will update the table if it's out of date.
delta_ut1 = self.iers.get_delta_ut1_utc(self.jd)
# delta_AT=TAI-UTC and can be obtained with the iauDat function but
# it's easier to calculate it using iauTaiutc and subtracting TAI.
delta_at = self.jd - self.to_utc()
# delta_UT1-TAI, in seconds, for iauTaiut1
dta = delta_ut1 - delta_at * 86400.
ut1 = ctypes.c_double()
ut2 = ctypes.c_double()
res = sofa.iauTaiut1(self.jd1, self.jd2, dta, ut1, ut2)
if res != 0:
raise ValueError(f'iauTaiut1 return with error code {res}.')
return ut1.value + ut2.value
[docs] def to_tt(self):
"""Returns the date converted to JD in the TT scale."""
return self.jd + 32.184 / 86400.
[docs] def to_tdb(self, longitude=0.0, latitude=0.0, altitude=0.0):
"""Returns the date converted to JD in the TDB scale.
Parameters
----------
longitude : float
The East-positive longitude of the site, in degrees.
latitude : float
The site latitude in degrees.
altitude : float
The altitude (elevation) of the site above see level, in meters.
Defaults to zero meters.
"""
# We need to call iauDtdb that models the delta between TT and TDB.
# It depends on the location of the observer on the Earth, and the
# fractional part of the UT1 time.
# Earth radius in km
RE = 6378.1
rlong = numpy.radians(longitude)
rlat = numpy.radians(latitude)
# Distance from Earth spin axis (km)
u = (RE + altitude / 1000.) * numpy.cos(rlat)
# Distance north of equatorial plane (km)
v = (RE + altitude / 1000.) * numpy.sin(rlat)
ut1 = self.to_ut1()
ut1_1 = ut1 - int(ut1)
tt = self.to_tt()
tt_1 = int(tt)
tt_2 = tt - tt_1
delta_tdb_tt = sofa.iauDtdb(tt_1, tt_2, ut1_1, rlong, u, v)
return tt + delta_tdb_tt / 86400.
