API Reference / stations · function

Function: stations()

function stations(
   engine, 
   body, 
   jdStart, 
   jdEnd, 
   maxHits?): [number, "retrograde" | "direct"][];

Defined in: events.ts:178

Times the body stations (speed crosses zero): [jdUt, direction the body turns]. Sun and Moon never station. Station timing is ill-conditioned: expect minute-level differences between ephemerides.

Parameters

engine

Engine

body

BodyId

jdStart

number

jdEnd

number

maxHits?

number = 30

Returns

[number, "retrograde" | "direct"][]