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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    # compatible with python 2.x and 3.x

    import math
    import re

    '''
    --------------------- Copyright Block ----------------------
    praytimes.py: Prayer Times Calculator (ver 2.3)
    Copyright (C) 2007-2011 PrayTimes.org
    Python Code: Saleem Shafi, Hamid Zarrabi-Zadeh and Khaled alHabache
    Original js Code: Hamid Zarrabi-Zadeh
    License: GNU LGPL v3.0
    TERMS OF USE:
    Permission is granted to use this code, with or
    without modification, in any website or application
    provided that credit is given to the original work
    with a link back to PrayTimes.org.
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will
    be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
    PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS COPYRIGHT BLOCK.
    --------------------- Help and Manual ----------------------
    User's Manual:
    http://praytimes.org/manual
    Calculation Formulas:
    http://praytimes.org/calculation
    ------------------------ User Interface -------------------------
    getTimes (date, coordinates, timeZone [, dst [, timeFormat]])
    setMethod (method) // set calculation method
    adjust (parameters) // adjust calculation parameters
    tune (offsets) // tune times by given offsets
    getMethod () // get calculation method
    getSetting () // get current calculation parameters
    getOffsets () // get current time offsets
    ------------------------- Sample Usage --------------------------
    >>> PT = PrayTimes('ISNA')
    >>> times = PT.getTimes((2011, 2, 9), (43, -80), -5)
    >>> times['sunrise']
    07:26
    '''

    #----------------------- PrayTimes Class ------------------------

    class PrayTimes():


    #------------------------ Constants --------------------------

    # Time Names
    timeNames = {
    'imsak' : 'Imsak',
    'fajr' : 'Fajr',
    'sunrise' : 'Sunrise',
    'dhuhr' : 'Dhuhr',
    'asr' : 'Asr',
    'sunset' : 'Sunset',
    'maghrib' : 'Maghrib',
    'isha' : 'Isha',
    'midnight' : 'Midnight'
    }

    # Calculation Methods
    methods = {
    'MWL': {
    'name': 'Muslim World League',
    'params': { 'fajr': 18, 'isha': 17 } },
    'ISNA': {
    'name': 'Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)',
    'params': { 'fajr': 15, 'isha': 15 } },
    'Egypt': {
    'name': 'Egyptian General Authority of Survey',
    'params': { 'fajr': 19.5, 'isha': 17.5 } },
    'Makkah': {
    'name': 'Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah',
    'params': { 'fajr': 18.5, 'isha': '90 min' } }, # fajr was 19 degrees before 1430 hijri
    'Karachi': {
    'name': 'University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi',
    'params': { 'fajr': 18, 'isha': 18 } },
    'Tehran': {
    'name': 'Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran',
    'params': { 'fajr': 17.7, 'isha': 14, 'maghrib': 4.5, 'midnight': 'Jafari' } }, # isha is not explicitly specified in this method
    'Jafari': {
    'name': 'Shia Ithna-Ashari, Leva Institute, Qum',
    'params': { 'fajr': 16, 'isha': 14, 'maghrib': 4, 'midnight': 'Jafari' } }
    }

    # Default Parameters in Calculation Methods
    defaultParams = {
    'maghrib': '0 min', 'midnight': 'Standard'
    }


    #---------------------- Default Settings --------------------

    calcMethod = 'MWL'

    # do not change anything here; use adjust method instead
    settings = {
    "imsak" : '10 min',
    "dhuhr" : '0 min',
    "asr" : 'Standard',
    "highLats" : 'NightMiddle'
    }

    timeFormat = '24h'
    timeSuffixes = ['am', 'pm']
    invalidTime = '-----'

    numIterations = 1
    offset = {}


    #---------------------- Initialization -----------------------

    def __init__(self, calMethod = "MWL") :

    # set methods defaults
    for method, config in self.methods.items():
    for name, value in self.defaultParams.items():
    if not name in config['params'] or config['params'][name] is None:
    config['params'][name] = value

    # initialize settings
    self.calcMethod = calMethod if method in self.methods else 'MWL'
    params = self.methods[self.calcMethod]['params']
    for name, value in params.items():
    self.settings[name] = value

    # init time offsets
    for name in self.timeNames:
    self.offset[name] = 0

    #-------------------- Interface Functions --------------------

    def setMethod(self, method):
    if method in self.methods:
    self.adjust(self.methods[method].params)
    self.calcMethod = method

    def adjust(self, params):
    self.settings.update(params)

    def tune(self, timeOffsets):
    self.offsets.update(timeOffsets)

    def getMethod(self):
    return self.calcMethod

    def getSettings(self):
    return self.settings

    def getOffsets(self):
    return self.offset

    def getDefaults(self):
    return self.methods

    # return prayer times for a given date
    def getTimes(self, date, coords, timezone, dst = 0, format = None):
    self.lat = coords[0]
    self.lng = coords[1]
    self.elv = coords[2] if len(coords)>2 else 0
    if format != None:
    self.timeFormat = format
    if type(date).__name__ == 'date':
    date = (date.year, date.month, date.day)
    self.timeZone = timezone + (1 if dst else 0)
    self.jDate = self.julian(date[0], date[1], date[2]) - self.lng / (15 * 24.0)
    return self.computeTimes()

    # convert float time to the given format (see timeFormats)
    def getFormattedTime(self, time, format, suffixes = None):
    if math.isnan(time):
    return self.invalidTime
    if format == 'Float':
    return time
    if suffixes == None:
    suffixes = self.timeSuffixes

    time = self.fixhour(time+ 0.5/ 60) # add 0.5 minutes to round
    hours = math.floor(time)

    minutes = math.floor((time- hours)* 60)
    suffix = suffixes[ 0 if hours < 12 else 1 ] if format == '12h' else ''
    formattedTime = "%02d:%02d" % (hours, minutes) if format == "24h" else "%d:%02d" % ((hours+11)%12+1, minutes)
    return formattedTime + suffix


    #---------------------- Calculation Functions -----------------------

    # compute mid-day time
    def midDay(self, time):
    eqt = self.sunPosition(self.jDate + time)[1]
    return self.fixhour(12 - eqt)

    # compute the time at which sun reaches a specific angle below horizon
    def sunAngleTime(self, angle, time, direction = None):
    try:
    decl = self.sunPosition(self.jDate + time)[0]
    noon = self.midDay(time)
    t = 1/15.0* self.arccos((-self.sin(angle)- self.sin(decl)* self.sin(self.lat))/
    (self.cos(decl)* self.cos(self.lat)))
    return noon+ (-t if direction == 'ccw' else t)
    except ValueError:
    return float('nan')

    # compute asr time
    def asrTime(self, factor, time):
    decl = self.sunPosition(self.jDate + time)[0]
    angle = -self.arccot(factor + self.tan(abs(self.lat - decl)))
    return self.sunAngleTime(angle, time)

    # compute declination angle of sun and equation of time
    # Ref: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/SunApprox.php
    def sunPosition(self, jd):
    D = jd - 2451545.0
    g = self.fixangle(357.529 + 0.98560028* D)
    q = self.fixangle(280.459 + 0.98564736* D)
    L = self.fixangle(q + 1.915* self.sin(g) + 0.020* self.sin(2*g))

    R = 1.00014 - 0.01671*self.cos(g) - 0.00014*self.cos(2*g)
    e = 23.439 - 0.00000036* D

    RA = self.arctan2(self.cos(e)* self.sin(L), self.cos(L))/ 15.0
    eqt = q/15.0 - self.fixhour(RA)
    decl = self.arcsin(self.sin(e)* self.sin(L))

    return (decl, eqt)

    # convert Gregorian date to Julian day
    # Ref: Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus
    def julian(self, year, month, day):
    if month <= 2:
    year -= 1
    month += 12
    A = math.floor(year / 100)
    B = 2 - A + math.floor(A / 4)
    return math.floor(365.25 * (year + 4716)) + math.floor(30.6001 * (month + 1)) + day + B - 1524.5



    #---------------------- Compute Prayer Times -----------------------

    # compute prayer times at given julian date
    def computePrayerTimes(self, times):
    times = self.dayPortion(times)
    params = self.settings

    imsak = self.sunAngleTime(self.eval(params['imsak']), times['imsak'], 'ccw')
    fajr = self.sunAngleTime(self.eval(params['fajr']), times['fajr'], 'ccw')
    sunrise = self.sunAngleTime(self.riseSetAngle(self.elv), times['sunrise'], 'ccw')
    dhuhr = self.midDay(times['dhuhr'])
    asr = self.asrTime(self.asrFactor(params['asr']), times['asr'])
    sunset = self.sunAngleTime(self.riseSetAngle(self.elv), times['sunset'])
    maghrib = self.sunAngleTime(self.eval(params['maghrib']), times['maghrib'])
    isha = self.sunAngleTime(self.eval(params['isha']), times['isha'])
    return {
    'imsak': imsak, 'fajr': fajr, 'sunrise': sunrise, 'dhuhr': dhuhr,
    'asr': asr, 'sunset': sunset, 'maghrib': maghrib, 'isha': isha
    }

    # compute prayer times
    def computeTimes(self):
    times = {
    'imsak': 5, 'fajr': 5, 'sunrise': 6, 'dhuhr': 12,
    'asr': 13, 'sunset': 18, 'maghrib': 18, 'isha': 18
    }
    # main iterations
    for i in range(self.numIterations):
    times = self.computePrayerTimes(times)

    times = self.adjustTimes(times)
    # add midnight time
    if self.settings['midnight'] == 'Jafari':
    times['midnight'] = times['sunset'] + self.timeDiff(times['sunset'], times['fajr']) / 2
    else:
    times['midnight'] = times['sunset'] + self.timeDiff(times['sunset'], times['sunrise']) / 2

    times = self.tuneTimes(times)
    return self.modifyFormats(times)

    # adjust times in a prayer time array
    def adjustTimes(self, times):
    params = self.settings
    tzAdjust = self.timeZone - self.lng / 15.0
    for t,v in times.items():
    times[t] += tzAdjust

    if params['highLats'] != 'None':
    times = self.adjustHighLats(times)

    if self.isMin(params['imsak']):
    times['imsak'] = times['fajr'] - self.eval(params['imsak']) / 60.0
    # need to ask about 'min' settings
    if self.isMin(params['maghrib']):
    times['maghrib'] = times['sunset'] + self.eval(params['maghrib']) / 60.0

    if self.isMin(params['isha']):
    times['isha'] = times['maghrib'] + self.eval(params['isha']) / 60.0
    times['dhuhr'] += self.eval(params['dhuhr']) / 60.0

    return times

    # get asr shadow factor
    def asrFactor(self, asrParam):
    methods = {'Standard': 1, 'Hanafi': 2}
    return methods[asrParam] if asrParam in methods else self.eval(asrParam)

    # return sun angle for sunset/sunrise
    def riseSetAngle(self, elevation = 0):
    elevation = 0 if elevation == None else elevation
    return 0.833 + 0.0347 * math.sqrt(elevation) # an approximation

    # apply offsets to the times
    def tuneTimes(self, times):
    for name, value in times.items():
    times[name] += self.offset[name] / 60.0
    return times

    # convert times to given time format
    def modifyFormats(self, times):
    for name, value in times.items():
    times[name] = self.getFormattedTime(times[name], self.timeFormat)
    return times

    # adjust times for locations in higher latitudes
    def adjustHighLats(self, times):
    params = self.settings
    nightTime = self.timeDiff(times['sunset'], times['sunrise']) # sunset to sunrise
    times['imsak'] = self.adjustHLTime(times['imsak'], times['sunrise'], self.eval(params['imsak']), nightTime, 'ccw')
    times['fajr'] = self.adjustHLTime(times['fajr'], times['sunrise'], self.eval(params['fajr']), nightTime, 'ccw')
    times['isha'] = self.adjustHLTime(times['isha'], times['sunset'], self.eval(params['isha']), nightTime)
    times['maghrib'] = self.adjustHLTime(times['maghrib'], times['sunset'], self.eval(params['maghrib']), nightTime)
    return times

    # adjust a time for higher latitudes
    def adjustHLTime(self, time, base, angle, night, direction = None):
    portion = self.nightPortion(angle, night)
    diff = self.timeDiff(time, base) if direction == 'ccw' else self.timeDiff(base, time)
    if math.isnan(time) or diff > portion:
    time = base + (-portion if direction == 'ccw' else portion)
    return time

    # the night portion used for adjusting times in higher latitudes
    def nightPortion(self, angle, night):
    method = self.settings['highLats']
    portion = 1/2.0 # midnight
    if method == 'AngleBased':
    portion = 1/60.0 * angle
    if method == 'OneSeventh':
    portion = 1/7.0
    return portion * night

    # convert hours to day portions
    def dayPortion(self, times):
    for i in times:
    times[i] /= 24.0
    return times


    #---------------------- Misc Functions -----------------------

    # compute the difference between two times
    def timeDiff(self, time1, time2):
    return self.fixhour(time2- time1)

    # convert given string into a number
    def eval(self, st):
    val = re.split('[^0-9.+-]', str(st), 1)[0]
    return float(val) if val else 0

    # detect if input contains 'min'
    def isMin(self, arg):
    return isinstance(arg, str) and arg.find('min') > -1


    #----------------- Degree-Based Math Functions -------------------

    def sin(self, d): return math.sin(math.radians(d))
    def cos(self, d): return math.cos(math.radians(d))
    def tan(self, d): return math.tan(math.radians(d))

    def arcsin(self, x): return math.degrees(math.asin(x))
    def arccos(self, x): return math.degrees(math.acos(x))
    def arctan(self, x): return math.degrees(math.atan(x))

    def arccot(self, x): return math.degrees(math.atan(1.0/x))
    def arctan2(self, y, x): return math.degrees(math.atan2(y, x))

    def fixangle(self, angle): return self.fix(angle, 360.0)
    def fixhour(self, hour): return self.fix(hour, 24.0)

    def fix(self, a, mode):
    if math.isnan(a):
    return a
    a = a - mode * (math.floor(a / mode))
    return a + mode if a < 0 else a


    #---------------------- prayTimes Object -----------------------

    prayTimes = PrayTimes()


    #-------------------------- Test Code --------------------------

    # sample code to run in standalone mode only
    if __name__ == "__main__":
    from datetime import date
    print('Prayer Times for today in Waterloo/Canada\n'+ ('='* 41))
    times = prayTimes.getTimes([2011,2,9], (43, -80), -5);
    for i in ['Fajr', 'Sunrise', 'Dhuhr', 'Asr', 'Maghrib', 'Isha', 'Midnight']:
    print(i+ ': '+ times[i.lower()])