sun azimuth and angle based on geolocation in python

To calculate the sun azimuth and angle based on geolocation in python, we can use the ephem library. Here is an example code snippet:

main.py
import ephem

# Set the observer location
obs = ephem.Observer()
obs.lat = '38.8895' # Latitude of the observer in degrees
obs.lon = '-77.0352' # Longitude of the observer in degrees

# Set the current date and time (UTC)
obs.date = ephem.Date('2022/07/11 12:00:00')

# Calculate the sun's position
sun = ephem.Sun(obs)

# Get the azimuth and altitude in radians
azimuth = sun.az
altitude = sun.alt

# Convert to degrees
azimuth = ephem.degrees(azimuth)
altitude = ephem.degrees(altitude)

print("Sun azimuth: ", azimuth)
print("Sun altitude: ", altitude)
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In this example, we first set the observer's location using their latitude and longitude. We then set the current date and time using the ephem.Date function. We create a Sun object, passing the observer to the constructor. We then get the sun's azimuth and altitude using the az and alt properties of the Sun object. We convert these values from radians to degrees using the ephem.degrees function, and print out the results.

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