computeSunPosition

computeSunPosition

computeSunPosition

Computes the position of the Sun in Earth's fixed frame.

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
julianDate JulianDate <optional>
The time at which to compute the Sun's position, if not provided the current system time is used.
result Cartesian3 <optional>
The object onto which to store the result.
Throws:
DeveloperError : julianDate is required.
Returns:
Cartesian3 The modified result parameter or a new Cartesian3 instance if none was provided.
Example
var sunPosition = computeSunPosition(new JulianDate());