Initialize a Zmanim instance.
GeoLocation including latitude, longitude, and timezone
Regular or Hebrew Date. If date
is a regular Date
,
hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are ignored.
use elevation for calculations (default false
).
If true
, use elevation to affect the calculation of all sunrise/sunset based
zmanim. Note: there are some zmanim such as degree-based zmanim that are driven
by the amount of light in the sky and are not impacted by elevation.
These zmanim intentionally do not support elevation adjustment.
Dawn – Alot haShachar; Sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Rabbeinu Tam holds that bein hashmashos is a specific time between sunset and tzeis hakochavim. One opinion on how to calculate this time is that it is 13.5 minutes before tzies 7.083. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Midday – Chatzot; Sunrise plus 6 halachic hours
Midnight – Chatzot; Sunset plus 6 halachic hours. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Civil dawn; Sun is 6° below the horizon in the morning. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Civil dusk; Sun is 6° below the horizon in the evening. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Returns true
if elevation adjustment is enabled
for zmanim support elevation adjustment
Returns sunset for the previous day. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Earliest Mincha – Mincha Gedola (GRA); Sunrise plus 6.5 halachic hours. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
This method returns the latest mincha gedola, the earliest time one can pray mincha
that is 6.5 shaos zmaniyos (solar hours) after sunrise or sea level sunrise
(depending on the useElevation
setting), according
to the GRA.
The Ramba"m is of the opinion that it is better to delay mincha until mincha ketana while the Ra"sh, Tur, GRA and others are of the opinion that mincha can be prayed lechatchila starting at mincha gedola.
Earliest Mincha – Mincha Gedola (MGA); Sunrise plus 6.5 halachic hours. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
This method returns the time of mincha gedola according to the Magen Avraham with the day starting 72 minutes before sunrise and ending 72 minutes after sunset. This is the earliest time to pray mincha.
Preferable earliest time to recite Minchah – Mincha Ketana; Sunrise plus 9.5 halachic hours. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
This method returns mincha ketana, the preferred earliest time to pray mincha in the
opinion of the Rambam and others,
that is 9.5 shaos zmaniyos (solar hours) after sunrise or sea level sunrise
(depending on the useElevation
setting), according
to the GRA.
This method returns the time of mincha ketana according to the Magen Avraham with the day starting 72 minutes before sunrise and ending 72 minutes after sunset. This is the preferred earliest time to pray mincha according to the opinion of the Rambam and others.
If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir; Sun is 11.5° below the horizon in the morning. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir Machmir; Sun is 10.2° below the horizon in the morning. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Alias for sunrise
Plag haMincha; Sunrise plus 10.75 halachic hours. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning (0.833° above horizon). This function does not support elevation adjustment.
When the upper edge of the Sun disappears below the horizon (0.833° below horizon). This function does not support elevation adjustment.
Enables or disables elevation adjustment for zmanim support elevation adjustment
Alias for sunset
Latest Shema (Gra); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to the Gra. If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Latest Shema (MGA); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham. Based on the opinion of the MGA that the day is calculated from dawn being fixed 72 minutes before sea-level sunrise, and nightfall is fixed 72 minutes after sea-level sunset.
Latest Shema (MGA); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham. Based on the opinion of the MGA that the day is calculated from dawn to nightfall with both being 16.1° below the horizon.
Latest Shema (MGA); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham. Based on the opinion of the MGA that the day is calculated from dawn to nightfall with both being 19.8° below the horizon.
This calculation is based on the position of the sun 90 minutes after sunset in Jerusalem around the equinox / equilux which calculates to 19.8° below geometric zenith. https://kosherjava.com/2022/01/12/equinox-vs-equilux-zmanim-calculations/
Latest Shacharit (Gra); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to the Gra.
This method returns the latest zman tfila (time to recite shema in the morning)
that is 4 shaos zmaniyos (solar hours) after sunrise or sea level sunrise
(depending on the useElevation
setting), according
to the GRA.
If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Latest Shacharit (MGA); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham
Latest Shacharit (MGA); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham. Based on the opinion of the MGA that the day is calculated from dawn to nightfall with both being 16.1° below the horizon.
Latest Shacharit (MGA); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham. Based on the opinion of the MGA that the day is calculated from dawn to nightfall with both being 19.8° below the horizon.
This calculation is based on the position of the sun 90 minutes after sunset in Jerusalem around the equinox / equilux which calculates to 19.8° below geometric zenith. https://kosherjava.com/2022/01/12/equinox-vs-equilux-zmanim-calculations/
Upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning (0.833° above horizon) If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Returns sunrise + offset
minutes (either positive or negative).
If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation
unless forceSeaLevel
is true
.
minutes
round time to nearest minute (default true)
use sea-level sunrise (default false)
When the upper edge of the Sun disappears below the horizon (0.833° below horizon). If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation.
Returns sunset + offset
minutes (either positive or negative).
If elevation is enabled, this function will include elevation in the calculation
unless forceSeaLevel
is true
.
minutes
round time to nearest minute (default true)
use sea-level sunset (default false)
Convenience function to get the time when sun is above or below the horizon for a certain angle (in degrees). This function does not support elevation adjustment.
Optional
angle: number = 8.5optional time for solar depression. Default is 8.5 degrees for 3 small stars, use 7.083 degrees for 3 medium-sized stars. Because degree-based functions estimate the amount of light in the sky, the result is not impacted by elevation.
Static
formatISOWithReturns a string like "2022-04-01T13:06:00-11:00"
Static
formatUses timeFormat to return a date like '20:34'
Static
makeReturns the Hebrew date relative to the specified location and Gregorian date, taking into consideration whether the time is before or after sunset.
For example, if the given date and is 2024-09-22T10:35
(before sunset), and
sunset for the specified location is 19:04, then this function would
return a Hebrew date of 19th of Elul, 5784
.
If the given date is the same Gregorian day after sunset
(for example 2024-09-22T20:07
), this function would return a
Hebrew date of 20th of Elul, 5784
.
const {GeoLocation, Zmanim, HDate} = require('@hebcal/core');
const latitude = 48.85341;
const longitude = 2.3488;
const timezone = 'Europe/Paris';
const gloc = new GeoLocation(null, latitude, longitude, 0, timezone);
const before = Zmanim.makeSunsetAwareHDate(gloc, new Date('2024-09-22T17:38:46.123Z'), false);
console.log(before.toString()); // '19 Elul 5784'
const after = Zmanim.makeSunsetAwareHDate(gloc, new Date('2024-09-22T23:45:18.345Z'), false);
console.log(after.toString()); // '20 Elul 5784'
Static
roundDiscards seconds, rounding to nearest minute.
Static
timeGet offset string (like "+05:00" or "-08:00") from tzid (like "Europe/Moscow")
Calculate halachic times (zmanim / זְמַנִּים) for a given day and location. Calculations are available for tzeit / tzais (nightfall), shkiah (sunset) and more.
Zmanim are estimated using an algorithm published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA solar calculator is based on equations from Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus.
The sunrise and sunset results are theoretically accurate to within a minute for locations between +/- 72° latitude, and within 10 minutes outside of those latitudes. However, due to variations in atmospheric composition, temperature, pressure and conditions, observed values may vary from calculations. https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/calcdetails.html
Example