Python code for calculating the angle between three points (long lat coordinates)

Question

Can someone suggest how to calculate the angle between three points (long lat coordinates)

A : (12.92473, 77.6183)
B : (12.92512, 77.61923)
C : (12.92541, 77.61985)

Answer 1

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import numpy as np
import math

def latlong_to_3d(latr, lonr):
    """Convert a point given latitude and longitude in radians to
    3-dimensional space, assuming a sphere radius of one."""
    return np.array((
        math.cos(latr) * math.cos(lonr),
        math.cos(latr) * math.sin(lonr),
        math.sin(latr)
    ))

def angle_between_vectors_degrees(u, v):
    """Return the angle between two vectors in any dimension space,
    in degrees."""
    return np.degrees(
        math.acos(np.dot(u, v) / (np.linalg.norm(u) * np.linalg.norm(v))))

# The points in tuple latitude/longitude degrees space
A = (12.92473, 77.6183)
B = (12.92512, 77.61923)
C = (12.92541, 77.61985)

# Convert the points to numpy latitude/longitude radians space
a = np.radians(np.array(A))
b = np.radians(np.array(B))
c = np.radians(np.array(C))

# Vectors in latitude/longitude space
avec = a - b
cvec = c - b

# Adjust vectors for changed longitude scale at given latitude into 2D space
lat = b[0]
avec[1] *= math.cos(lat)
cvec[1] *= math.cos(lat)

# Find the angle between the vectors in 2D space
angle2deg = angle_between_vectors_degrees(avec, cvec)


# The points in 3D space
a3 = latlong_to_3d(*a)
b3 = latlong_to_3d(*b)
c3 = latlong_to_3d(*c)

# Vectors in 3D space
a3vec = a3 - b3
c3vec = c3 - b3

# Find the angle between the vectors in 2D space
angle3deg = angle_between_vectors_degrees(a3vec, c3vec)


# Print the results
print('\nThe angle ABC in 2D space in degrees:', angle2deg)
print('\nThe angle ABC in 3D space in degrees:', angle3deg)

The angle ABC in 2D space in degrees: 177.64369006

The angle ABC in 3D space in degrees: 177.643487338

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Answer 2

lat/lon, :

Formula:    
θ = atan2( sin Δλ ⋅ cos φ2 , cos φ1 ⋅ sin φ2 − sin φ1 ⋅ cos φ2 ⋅ cos Δλ )
where   
φ1,λ1 is the start point, φ2,λ2 the end point (Δλ is the difference in longitude)

JavaScript:
(all angles in radians) 
var y = Math.sin(λ2-λ1) * Math.cos(φ2);
var x = Math.cos(φ1)*Math.sin(φ2) -
        Math.sin(φ1)*Math.cos(φ2)*Math.cos(λ2-λ1);
var brng = Math.atan2(y, x).toDegrees();