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Function: parans()

function parans(
   engine, 
   jd, 
   lat, 
   bodies?, 
   toleranceMin?): Paran[];

Co-angular pairs over the 24 hours from jd (UT) at latitude lat: every pair of different bodies whose angle crossings fall within toleranceMin minutes. Ordered by (a, b, jd), with a < b by name.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default value	Description
`engine`	`Engine`	`undefined`	The engine used to evaluate rise/set/transit times.
`jd`	`number`	`undefined`	Julian Day in UT (the 24-hour window starts here).
`lat`	`number`	`undefined`	Geographic latitude in degrees, north positive.
`bodies`	`string`[]	`DEFAULT_PARAN_BODIES`	Bodies to consider; defaults to the seven classical planets.
`toleranceMin`	`number`	`30`	The paran window in minutes (default 30).

Returns

Paran[]

The co-angular pairs as Paran objects.