/** * Calculates detailed moon visibility information. * * @param {number} phase - The phase of the moon, from 0 (new moon) to 1 (next full moon). * @param {Object} position - { azimuth, altitude, distance (km), parallacticAngle (radians) } * @param {Object} illumination - { fraction, phase, angle } * @param {number} [elevation=50] - Observer's elevation in meters above sea level. Default is 50 meters. * @param {number} [temp=15] - Ambient temperature in degrees Celsius. Default is 15°C. * @param {number} [pressure=1013.25] - Atmospheric pressure in hPa. Default is 1013.25 hPa (average sea level pressure). * @param {number} [humidity=50] - Humidity in percentage. Default is 50%. * @param {number} [clouds=0] - Cloudiness in percentage. Default is 0% (clear sky). * @returns {Object} An object containing moon details: phase, position, illumination, and visibility. */ function getMoonVisibility(phase, position, illumination, elevation = 50, temp = 15, pressure = 1013.25, humidity = 50, clouds = 0) { /** Placeholder Simplified Algorithm... * This is a very simplified algorithm that is not intended to be precise or accurate. * It is loosely based on average observations from astronomy journals and other sources. * Using a window of earliest general visibility until near definite visibility is reached. */ const sMonth = 29.530588861; const phaseHour = 1 / 24 / sMonth; // ~ 0.001410966333 const startVis = phaseHour * 15; // ~ 0.02116449584 const endofVis = phaseHour * 30; // ~ 0.04232899168 const visWindow = endofVis - startVis; let visibility = 0; if (phase > endofVis) { visibility = 1; } else if (phase > startVis) { visibility = (phase - startVis) / visWindow; } return visibility; } module.exports = { getMoonVisibility };