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public enum SunEvent
{
    /// <summary>
    /// march equinox
    /// </summary>
    VernalEquinox,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// june solstice
    /// </summary>
    SummerSolstice,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// september equinox
    /// </summary>
    AutumnalEquinox,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// december solstice
    /// </summary>
    WinterSolstice
}

/// <summary>
/// Based on Jean Meeus book _Astronomical Algorithms_
/// </summary>
public static class EquinoxCalculator
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Degrees to Radians conversion factor.
    /// </summary>
    public static readonly double Deg2Radian = Math.PI / 180.0;
 
    public static bool ApproxEquals(double d1, double d2)
    {
        const double epsilon = 2.2204460492503131E-16;
        if (d1 == d2)
            return true;
        var tolerance = ((Math.Abs(d1) + Math.Abs(d2)) + 10.0) * epsilon;
        var difference = d1 - d2;
        return (-tolerance < difference && tolerance > difference);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Calculates time of the Equinox and Solstice.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="year">Year to calculate for.</param>
    /// <param name="sunEvent">Event to calculate.</param>
    /// <returns>Date and time event occurs as a fractional Julian Day.</returns>
    public static DateTime GetSunEventUtc(this int year, SunEvent sunEvent)
    {
        double y;
        double julianEphemerisDay;
 
        if (year >= 1000)
        {
            y = (Math.Floor((double)year) - 2000) / 1000;
 
            switch (sunEvent)
            {
                case SunEvent.VernalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451623.80984 + 365242.37404 * y + 0.05169 * (y * y) - 0.00411 * (y * y * y) - 0.00057 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.SummerSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451716.56767 + 365241.62603 * y + 0.00325 * (y * y) - 0.00888 * (y * y * y) - 0.00030 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.AutumnalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451810.21715 + 365242.01767 * y + 0.11575 * (y * y) - 0.00337 * (y * y * y) - 0.00078 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.WinterSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451900.05952 + 365242.74049 * y + 0.06223 * (y * y) - 0.00823 * (y * y * y) - 0.00032 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            y = Math.Floor((double)year) / 1000;
 
            switch (sunEvent)
            {
                case SunEvent.VernalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721139.29189 + 365242.13740 * y + 0.06134 * (y * y) - 0.00111 * (y * y * y) - 0.00071 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.SummerSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721233.25401 + 365241.72562 * y + 0.05323 * (y * y) - 0.00907 * (y * y * y) - 0.00025 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.AutumnalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721325.70455 + 365242.49558 * y + 0.11677 * (y * y) - 0.00297 * (y * y * y) - 0.00074 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.WinterSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721414.39987 + 365242.88257 * y + 0.00769 * (y * y) - 0.00933 * (y * y * y) - 0.00006 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
        }
 
        var julianCenturies = (julianEphemerisDay - 2451545.0) / 36525;
 
        var w = 35999.373 * julianCenturies - 2.47;
 
        var lambda = 1 + 0.0334 * Math.Cos(w * Deg2Radian) + 0.0007 * Math.Cos(2 * w * Deg2Radian);
 
        var sumOfPeriodicTerms = getSumOfPeriodicTerms(julianCenturies);
 
        return JulianToUtcDate(julianEphemerisDay + (0.00001 * sumOfPeriodicTerms / lambda));
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a fractional Julian Day to a .NET DateTime.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="julianDay">Fractional Julian Day to convert.</param>
    /// <returns>Date and Time in .NET DateTime format.</returns>
    public static DateTime JulianToUtcDate(double julianDay)
    {
        double a;
        int month, year;
 
        var j = julianDay + 0.5;
        var z = Math.Floor(j);
        var f = j - z;
 
        if (z >= 2299161)
        {
            var alpha = Math.Floor((z - 1867216.25) / 36524.25);
            a = z + 1 + alpha - Math.Floor(alpha / 4);
        }
        else
            a = z;
 
        var b = a + 1524;
 
        var c = Math.Floor((b - 122.1) / 365.25);
 
        var d = Math.Floor(365.25 * c);
 
        var e = Math.Floor((b - d) / 30.6001);
 
        var day = b - d - Math.Floor(30.6001 * e) + f;
 
        if (e < 14)
            month = (int)(e - 1.0);
        else if (ApproxEquals(e, 14) || ApproxEquals(e, 15))
            month = (int)(e - 13.0);
        else
            throw new NotSupportedException("Illegal month calculated.");
 
        if (month > 2)
            year = (int)(c - 4716.0);
        else if (month == 1 || month == 2)
            year = (int)(c - 4715.0);
        else
            throw new NotSupportedException("Illegal year calculated.");
 
        var span = TimeSpan.FromDays(day);
 
        return new DateTime(year, month, (int)day, span.Hours, span.Minutes,
            span.Seconds, span.Milliseconds, new GregorianCalendar(), DateTimeKind.Utc);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// These values are from Table 27.C
    /// </summary>
    private static double getSumOfPeriodicTerms(double julianCenturies)
    {
        return 485 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 324.96 + Deg2Radian * (1934.136 * julianCenturies))
               + 203 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 337.23 + Deg2Radian * (32964.467 * julianCenturies))
               + 199 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 342.08 + Deg2Radian * (20.186 * julianCenturies))
               + 182 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 27.85 + Deg2Radian * (445267.112 * julianCenturies))
               + 156 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 73.14 + Deg2Radian * (45036.886 * julianCenturies))
               + 136 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 171.52 + Deg2Radian * (22518.443 * julianCenturies))
               + 77 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 222.54 + Deg2Radian * (65928.934 * julianCenturies))
               + 74 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 296.72 + Deg2Radian * (3034.906 * julianCenturies))
               + 70 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 243.58 + Deg2Radian * (9037.513 * julianCenturies))
               + 58 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 119.81 + Deg2Radian * (33718.147 * julianCenturies))
               + 52 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 297.17 + Deg2Radian * (150.678 * julianCenturies))
               + 50 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 21.02 + Deg2Radian * (2281.226 * julianCenturies))
               + 45 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 247.54 + Deg2Radian * (29929.562 * julianCenturies))
               + 44 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 325.15 + Deg2Radian * (31555.956 * julianCenturies))
               + 29 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 60.93 + Deg2Radian * (4443.417 * julianCenturies))
               + 28 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 155.12 + Deg2Radian * (67555.328 * julianCenturies))
               + 17 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 288.79 + Deg2Radian * (4562.452 * julianCenturies))
               + 16 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 198.04 + Deg2Radian * (62894.029 * julianCenturies))
               + 14 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 199.76 + Deg2Radian * (31436.921 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 95.39 + Deg2Radian * (14577.848 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 287.11 + Deg2Radian * (31931.756 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 320.81 + Deg2Radian * (34777.259 * julianCenturies))
               + 9 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 227.73 + Deg2Radian * (1222.114 * julianCenturies))
               + 8 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 15.45 + Deg2Radian * (16859.074 * julianCenturies));
    }
}

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The fourth preview of Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 8 is available on NuGet today!

Basic information

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