date_sun_info

PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8
date_sun_info - Returns an array with information about sunset/sunrise and twilight begin/end
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Example #1 A date_sun_info example

Result: sunrise: 05:52:11 sunset: 15:41:21 transit: 10:46:46 civil_twilight_begin: 05:24:08 civil_twilight_end: 16:09:24 nautical_twilight_begin: 04:52:25 nautical_twilight_end: 16:41:06 astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:21:32 astronomical_twilight_end: 17:12:00
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Example #2 Polar night

Result: array(9) { ["sunrise"]=> bool(false) ["sunset"]=> bool(false) ["transit"]=> int(1513857490) ["civil_twilight_begin"]=> bool(false) ["civil_twilight_end"]=> bool(false) ["nautical_twilight_begin"]=> bool(false) ["nautical_twilight_end"]=> bool(false) ["astronomical_twilight_begin"]=> bool(false) ["astronomical_twilight_end"]=> bool(false) }
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Example #3 Midnight sun

Result: array(9) { ["sunrise"]=> bool(true) ["sunset"]=> bool(true) ["transit"]=> int(1498046510) ["civil_twilight_begin"]=> bool(true) ["civil_twilight_end"]=> bool(true) ["nautical_twilight_begin"]=> bool(true) ["nautical_twilight_end"]=> bool(true) ["astronomical_twilight_begin"]=> bool(true) ["astronomical_twilight_end"]=> bool(true) }
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Function date_sun_info:

Date and Time Functions

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