plag
Deprecated
This method should be used <em>lechumra</em> only since it returns a very late time, and if used <em>lekula</em> can result in <em>chillul Shabbos</em> etc. There is no current plan to remove this method from the API, and this deprecation is intended to alert developers of the danger of using it.
This method should be used lechumra only and returns the time of plag hamincha based on the opinion that the day starts at alos 16.1˚ and ends at sunset. 10.75 shaos zmaniyos are calculated based on this day and added to alos to reach this time. This time is 10.75 shaos zmaniyos (temporal hours) after alos16Point1Degrees based on the opinion that the day is calculated from a dawn of 16.1 degrees before sunrise to sea level sunset. This returns the time of 10.75 * the calculated shaah zmanis after dawn. Since plag by this calculation can occur after sunset, it should only be used lechumra.
Return
the Date of the plag. 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
.seaLevelSunset