Solving for Eccentric anomaly if Mean anomaly is known.?

Eric

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Mean anomaly and Eccentric anomaly are related by:

M = E - e*sin(E)

where M is Mean anomaly and E is Eccentric anomaly and e is eccentricity.

What equation can be used to solve for the Eccentric anomaly (E) if the Mean anomaly (M) and eccentricity (e) are known?

A better answer would be an equation to calculate the true anomaly (theta) for a specific value of time. (assuming "a" and "mu" are known)
 
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