mincha
This method returns the time of mincha ketana based on the opinion of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Hillel as published in the luach of the Bais Horaah of Yeshivat Chevrat Ahavat Shalom that mincha ketana is calculated as 2.5 shaos zmaniyos before tzais 3.8˚ with shaos zmaniyos calculated based on a day starting at alos 16.1˚ and ending at tzais 3.8. Mincha ketana is the preferred earliest time to pray mincha according to the opinion of the Rambam and others. For more information on this see the documentation on .getMinchaKetana.
Return
the the Date of the time of mincha ketana. If the calculation can't be computed such as northern and southern locations even south of the Arctic Circle and north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun may not reach low enough below the horizon for this calculation, a null will be returned. See detailed explanation on top of the AstronomicalCalendar documentation.
See also
.getPlagAhavatShalom