Time dependence The time dependence may be recovered by solving $\dot{\theta}=h u^{2}(\theta)$ as
$$
h t=\int \frac{\mathrm{d} \theta}{u^{2}(\theta)}=r_{0}^{2} \int \frac{\mathrm{d} \theta}{(1+e \cos \theta)^{2}}
$$
which gives $t$ as a function of $\theta$.