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%% datetime

if iscellstr(datetime) || ~isvector(datetime)
datetime = datenum(datetime); % [days] dates & times
else
datetime = datetime(:); % convert datenums to row
end
date = floor(datetime); % [days]
[year,~,~] = datevec(date);
time = datetime - date; % [days]
%% constants
toRadians = @(x)x*pi/180; % convert degrees to radians
toDegrees = @(x)x*180/pi; % convert radians to degrees
%% Equation of time
d_n = mod(date-datenum(year,1,1)+1,365); % day number
B = 2*pi*(d_n-81)/365; % ET parameter
ET = 9.87*sin(2*B)-7.53*cos(B)-1.5*sin(B); % [minutes] equation of time
% approximate solar time
solarTime = ((time*24-double(dst))*60+4*(longitude-time_zone*15)+ET)/60/24;
latitude_rad = toRadians(latitude); % [radians] latitude
rotation_rad = toRadians(rotation); % [radians] field rotation
t_h = (solarTime*24-12)*15; % [degrees] hour angle
t_h_rad = toRadians(t_h); % [radians]
delta = -23.45 * cos(2*pi*(d_n+10)/365); % [degrees] declination
delta_rad = toRadians(delta); % [radians]
theta_rad = acos(sin(latitude_rad)*sin(delta_rad)+ ...
cos(latitude_rad)*cos(delta_rad).*cos(t_h_rad)); % [radians] zenith
theta = toDegrees(theta_rad); % [degrees] zenith
elevation = 90 - theta; % elevation
day = elevation>0; % day or night?
cos_phi = (cos(theta_rad)*sin(latitude_rad)- ...
sin(delta_rad))./(sin(theta_rad)*cos(latitude_rad)); % cosine(azimuth)
% azimuth [0, 180], absolute value measured from due south, so east = west = 90,
% south = 0, north = 180
phi_south = acos(min(1,max(-1,cos_phi)));
% azimuth [0, 360], measured clockwise from due north, so east = 90,
% south = 180, and west = 270 degrees
phi_rad = NaN(size(phi_south)); % night azimuth is NaN
% shift from ATAN to ATAN2, IE: use domain from 0 to 360 degrees instead of
% from -180 to 180
phi_rad(day) = pi + sign(t_h(day)).*phi_south(day); % Shift domain to 0-360 deg
% projection of sun angle on x-z plane, measured from z-direction (up)
phi_x = toDegrees(atan2(sin(phi_rad-rotation_rad).*sin(theta_rad), ...
cos(theta_rad))); % [degrees]
% projection of sun angle on y-z plane, measured from z-direction (up)
phi_y = toDegrees(atan2(cos(phi_rad-rotation_rad).*sin(theta_rad), ...
cos(theta_rad))); % [degrees]
phi = toDegrees(phi_rad); % [degrees] azimuth
angles = [theta, phi]; % [degrees] zenith, azimuth
projection = [phi_x,phi_y]; % [degrees] x-z plane, y-z plane
end

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