getMinchaKetana

fun getMinchaKetana(startOfDay: Instant?, endOfDay: Instant?): Instant?

A generic method for calculating mincha ketana, (the preferred time to recite the mincha prayers in the opinion of the Rambam and others) that is 9.5 * shaos zmaniyos (temporal hours) after the start of the day, calculated using the start and end of the day passed to this method. The time from the start of day to the end of day are divided into 12 shaos zmaniyos (temporal hours), and mincha ketana is calculated as 9.5 of those shaos zmaniyos after the beginning of the day. As an example, passing sunrise and sunset or sea and sea level sunset (depending on the isUseElevation elevation setting) to this method will return mincha ketana according to the opinion of the GRA.

Return

the Date of the time of Mincha ketana based on the start and end of day times passed to this method. If the calculation can't be computed such as in the Arctic Circle where there is at least one day a year where the sun does not rise, and one where it does not set, a null will be returned. See detailed explanation on top of the AstronomicalCalendar documentation.

Parameters

startOfDay

the start of day for calculating Mincha ketana. This can be sunrise or any alos passed to this method.

endOfDay

the end of day for calculating Mincha ketana. This can be sunset or any tzais passed to this method.