//Static methods ////////////////////////////////// Implementation ///////////////////////////// public static double DeltaT(double JD) { //Construct a CAADate from the julian day DT date = DT.CreateJD(JD, DT.AfterPapalReformJD(JD)); double y = date.FractionalYear(); double T = (y - 2000) / 100; double Delta; if (y < 948) { Delta = 2177 + (497 * T) + (44.1 * T * T); } else if (y < 1620) { Delta = 102 + (102 * T) + (25.3 * T * T); } else if (y < 1998) { int Index = (int)((y - 1620) / 2); Debug.Assert(Index < GFX.DeltaTTable.Length); y = y / 2 - Index - 810; Delta = (GFX.DeltaTTable[Index] + (GFX.DeltaTTable[Index + 1] - GFX.DeltaTTable[Index]) * y); } else if (y <= 2000) { int nLookupSize = GFX.DeltaTTable.Length; Delta = GFX.DeltaTTable[nLookupSize - 1]; } else if (y < 2100) { Delta = 102 + (102 * T) + (25.3 * T * T) + 0.37 * (y - 2100); } else { Delta = 102 + (102 * T) + (25.3 * T * T); } return(Delta); }