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# date_sunrise

(PHP 5)

date_sunrise -- Returns time of sunrise for a given day and location

## Description

mixed date_sunrise ( int timestamp [, int format [, float latitude [, float longitude [, float zenith [, float gmt_offset]]]]] )

date_sunrise() returns the sunrise time for a given day (specified as a timestamp) and location. The latitude, longitude and zenith parameters default to the date.default_latitude, date.default_longitude and date.sunrise_zenith configuration options, respectively.

The latitude defaults to North. So, if you want to specify a South value, you must pass a negative value. The same note applies to longitude, which defaults to East.

The gmt_offset parameter is specified in hours.

Table 1. format constants

constant | description | example
--- | --- | ---
SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING | returns the result as string | 16:46
SUNFUNCS_RET_DOUBLE | returns the result as float | 16.78243132
SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP | returns the result as integer (timestamp) | 1095034606

Example 1. date_sunrise() example
`<?php /* calculate the sunrise time for Lisbon, Portugal Latitude: 38.4 North Longitude: 9 West Zenith ~= 90 offset: +1 GMT */ echo date("D M d Y"). ', sunrise time : ' .date_sunrise(time(), SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING, 38.4, -9, 90, 1); ?>`
The above example will output something similar to:
    Mon Dec 20 2004, sunrise time : 08:54

See also date_sunset().

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