Lunar Rays

 

The table below is derived from the data at Robinson Lunar Observatory, taking only the data for Los Angeles and reformatting it slightly and sorting into chronological order. See here for the same data sorted by feature name.
                      ---- Moon's ----
                         topocentric     -- Earth's --    ------- Sun's -------
   UT date    time     alt°  semi-diam    Long°   Lat°    Colong°   Lat°   Azim°   Crater

 2002/10/28  11:46    67.69    945.75    -7.28   -4.85    178.01    0.90  271.46   Walter
 2002/10/29  17:19D   49.92    959.88    -7.07   -5.96    193.00    0.86  270.99   Pitatus
 2002/11/10   1:10T   30.54    946.87     7.44    5.02    331.18    0.56   90.09   Posidonius
 2002/11/11  23:35D   25.48    918.28     6.65    6.51    354.73    0.53   88.99   Burnham
 2002/11/11  23:49D  27.252    918.73    +6.823  +7.319   354.848  +0.532  89.39   Halley
 2002/11/13   3:12    41.27    910.32     5.65    6.83      8.74    0.52   87.73   Maginus
 2002/11/17   8:37    41.67    894.36     0.40    4.76     60.10    0.44   92.62   Babbage
 2002/11/27  09:52   33.802    962.19    -4.700  -6.609   182.183  +0.100 269.18   Archimedes
 2002/12/ 9  22:55D   32.46    922.24     5.91    6.77    335.03   -0.27   89.99   Torricelli
 2002/12/11   3:17    38.95    910.95     4.96    6.85    349.41   -0.29   93.24   Stofler
 2002/12/11   5:39    18.16    904.37     4.86    6.84    350.62   -0.30   89.65   Abenezra C
 2002/12/11  05:29   19.910    904.97    +4.048  +7.133   350.531  -0.295  89.30   Hypatia
 2002/12/12   1:21T   46.95    905.25     3.98    6.62      0.59   -0.31   90.26   Reaumur
 2002/12/12   4:14    41.56    903.24     3.84    6.57      2.06   -0.31   84.16   Curtius
 2002/12/13  22:21D   12.05    888.42     1.60    5.43     23.38   -0.35   88.95   Longomontanus
 2002/12/14   7:52    25.87    891.94     1.07    5.07     28.20   -0.35   89.28   Mercator
 2002/12/16   7:28    52.14    902.04    -1.52    2.80     52.28   -0.40   87.36   Schiller C
 2002/12/17   1:47t   36.22    902.24    -2.41    1.76     61.54   -0.41   94.30   Babbage
 2002/12/22   7:30    55.36    946.62    -5.12   -5.31    125.09   -0.57  268.79   Mare Crisium
 2002/12/25  11:21    60.49    972.43    -3.67   -6.71    163.44   -0.67  271.21   Maurolycus
 2002/12/25  12:52    66.97    973.93    -3.63   -6.70    164.21   -0.67  266.28   Calippus
 2002/12/26  18:11D   21.46    970.99    -2.60   -6.19    179.06   -0.71  269.54   Walter
 2003/ 1/10   3:37    47.66    900.02     1.55    5.37    354.34   -1.06   90.63   Burnham
 2003/ 1/11   4:17    51.59    898.80     0.17    4.39      6.84   -1.07   90.20   Maginus
 2003/ 1/11  22:24D   26.15    893.39    -0.85    3.54     16.01   -1.08   90.54   Renart
 2003/ 1/12   1: 8T   57.45    900.63    -1.01    3.40     17.40   -1.08   90.40   Hesiodus
 2003/ 1/12  21:40D   11.09    892.20    -2.13    2.32     27.79   -1.09   90.13   Mercator
 2003/ 1/25   9:36    14.69    974.85     1.04   -3.39    179.45   -1.32  268.81   Walter
 2003/ 1/26  14:50T   38.78    980.65     2.07   -1.57    194.26   -1.34  268.46   Pitatus
 2003/ 2/ 6  23: 0D   56.86    900.96     0.65    4.69    332.46   -1.50   92.51   Posidonius
 2003/ 2/ 7   3:52    32.47    895.05     0.38    4.49    334.93   -1.50   91.22   Torricelli
 2003/ 2/ 7  23: 6D   56.60    898.80    -0.71    3.63    344.69   -1.50   92.37   Gemma Frisius
 2003/ 2/ 8   6:20    14.21    888.54    -1.13    3.28    348.35   -1.50   94.85   Stofler
 2003/ 2/ 9   1:58t   70.03    901.77    -2.26    2.26    358.31   -1.50   96.17   Barrow
 2003/ 2/ 9   3:47    54.98    899.85    -2.37    2.17    359.23   -1.50   87.24   Curtius
 2003/ 2/ 9   6:23    24.53    893.16    -2.52    2.03      0.54   -1.50   91.45   Reaumur
 2003/ 2/11   0:46D   58.63    911.22    -4.70   -0.39     22.02   -1.50   90.73   Longomontanus
 2003/ 2/13   9:23    33.07    931.64    -6.32   -3.58     50.68   -1.50   89.31   Schiller C
 2003/ 2/14  10:33    30.13    944.91    -6.34   -4.78     63.41   -1.50   96.46   Babbage
 2003/ 2/19  11:49    51.85    998.58    -0.87   -5.64    124.72   -1.51  267.78   Mare Crisium
 2003/ 2/22  16:28D   18.53    979.76     3.18   -1.52    163.52   -1.52  265.19   Calippus
 2003/ 3/ 9  20:17d   29.68    895.14    -4.25    0.02    348.34   -1.51   94.87   Stofler
 2003/ 3/ 9  23:50D   71.04    903.83    -4.45   -0.18    350.14   -1.51   90.96   Abenezra C
 2003/ 3/10  20:19D   22.13    899.61    -5.50   -1.36      0.54   -1.50   91.45   Reaumur
 2003/ 3/11   7:44    15.80    901.88    -6.02   -2.00      6.34   -1.49   90.85   Maginus
 2003/ 3/12   2: 6T   79.80    922.69    -6.71   -3.00     15.66   -1.48   91.07   Renart
 2003/ 3/12   5: 6    57.72    921.59    -6.81   -3.16     17.17   -1.48   90.86   Hesiodus
 2003/ 3/13   1:37D   65.32    933.84    -7.30   -4.19     27.58   -1.47   90.56   Mercator
 2003/ 3/14  23:24D   15.65    950.59    -7.22   -5.95     50.77   -1.44   89.20   Schiller C
 2003/ 3/16   0: 4d   10.78    965.02    -6.44   -6.45     63.26   -1.42   96.29   Babbage
 2003/ 3/25  13:22T   27.73    958.12     6.33    4.22    179.42   -1.28  268.86   Walter
 2003/ 3/26  18:30D   17.87    940.36     6.42    5.49    194.22   -1.27  268.54   Pitatus
 2003/ 4/ 7   1:41D   62.12    901.97    -5.02   -1.52    332.23   -1.13   92.09   Posidonius
 2003/ 4/ 8   2:42T   60.90    909.14    -6.25   -2.91    344.95   -1.11   91.90   Gemma Frisius
 2003/ 4/ 8  21: 8D   37.69    911.68    -7.01   -3.86    354.33   -1.09   90.67   Burnham
 2003/ 4/ 9   2:34t   72.94    920.38    -7.19   -4.12    357.09   -1.08   94.88   Barrow
 2003/ 4/ 9  21:47D   34.50    922.89    -7.72   -4.98      6.85   -1.06   90.19   Maginus
 2003/ 4/11   4:45    67.15    948.34    -8.04   -6.06     22.58   -1.03   90.00   Longomontanus
 2003/ 4/14  11:19    12.53    987.35    -5.32   -6.26     62.44   -0.93   95.33   Babbage
 2003/ 5/ 6  19:19D   30.47    909.79    -6.76   -4.74    335.02   -0.43   90.15   Torricelli
 2003/ 5/ 7  23:24d   67.70    929.88    -7.51   -5.82    349.32   -0.40   93.38   Stofler
 2003/ 5/ 8   1:53D   75.68    931.95    -7.55   -5.90    350.58   -0.39   89.76   Abenezra C
 2003/ 5/ 8  21:34D   34.28    934.91    -7.78   -6.42      0.59   -0.37   90.31   Reaumur
 2003/ 5/ 9   0:11D   65.08    942.99    -7.79   -6.47      1.93   -0.36   84.30   Curtius
 2003/ 5/10   5:11    54.23    959.20    -7.60   -6.79     16.68   -0.32   89.53   Renart
 2003/ 5/10   7:27    27.29    953.68    -7.56   -6.79     17.83   -0.32   89.53   Hesiodus
 2003/ 5/11   3:56T   67.74    976.77    -7.01   -6.66     28.24   -0.29   89.21   Mercator
 2003/ 5/13   3:46T   50.29   1003.81    -4.58   -5.19     52.54   -0.22   87.05   Schiller C
 2003/ 5/23  11:51T   28.56    921.09     6.83    6.80    178.53    0.11  270.51   Walter
 2003/ 5/24  17: 5D   42.16    911.04     5.85    6.33    193.42    0.13  270.15   Pitatus
 2003/ 6/ 4  23:26D   77.74    934.83    -6.66   -6.34    331.31    0.35   90.34   Posidonius
 2003/ 6/ 6   4:12T   42.24    942.42    -6.81   -6.75    345.98    0.39   90.09   Gemma Frisius
 2003/ 6/ 6  21:20D   32.56    948.59    -6.70   -6.76    354.70    0.41   89.12   Burnham
 2003/ 6/ 8   0:44D   57.14    969.60    -6.19   -6.37      8.65    0.45   87.83   Maginus
 2003/ 6/ 9   7:36    21.03    976.78    -5.12   -5.35     24.36    0.49   87.66   Longomontanus
 2003/ 6/12   5:23    39.08   1010.36    -1.05   -1.11     59.83    0.60   92.31   Babbage
 2003/ 6/17  14:54D   10.20    959.57     6.45    6.36    125.60    0.78  270.22   Mare Crisium
 2003/ 6/20  14:40d   42.52    924.39     6.35    6.45    162.10    0.84  273.22   Maurolycus
 2003/ 7/ 6   0:15d   58.35    971.23    -4.58   -5.70    350.61    1.08   91.42   Stofler
 2003/ 7/ 6   0:25d   59.03    971.42    -4.58   -5.70    350.70    1.08   88.14   Barrow
 2003/ 7/ 6   1:19D   59.84    971.94    -4.55   -5.67    351.15    1.08   88.18   Abenezra C
 2003/ 7/ 7   5:25    28.74    975.12    -3.68   -4.45      5.47    1.11   80.47   Curtius
 2003/ 7/ 8   6: 0    26.82    983.17    -2.71   -3.06     17.98    1.14   87.57   Renart
 2003/ 7/ 8   7:19    12.56    978.73    -2.66   -2.97     18.65    1.14   87.85   Hesiodus
 2003/ 7/ 9   3:47T   41.17    993.91    -1.72   -1.64     29.05    1.16   87.54   Mercator
 2003/ 7/11   6: 4    31.46    997.21     0.95    1.87     54.62    1.22   84.51   Schiller C
 2003/ 7/20   8:59    24.68    901.44     3.95    4.32    165.88    1.38  268.93   Calippus
 2003/ 7/22  13:39D   66.63    900.04     1.08    1.64    192.70    1.39  271.61   Pitatus
 2003/ 8/ 2  20: 2D   28.67    970.33    -2.87   -4.91    330.63    1.45   89.05   Posidonius
 2003/ 8/ 3   4:56    11.89    966.97    -2.57   -4.50    335.17    1.45   88.26   Torricelli
 2003/ 8/ 4   3:34T   31.92    978.39    -1.77   -3.28    346.70    1.46   88.79   Gemma Frisius
 2003/ 8/ 6   1: 8D   35.21    985.48    -0.06   -0.34      9.90    1.49   86.21   Maginus
 2003/ 8/15  13:31D   34.75    918.38     4.62    5.22    125.92    1.59  271.09   Mare Crisium
 2003/ 8/18  11:25    63.98    902.23     1.54    1.91    161.44    1.57  274.21   Maurolycus
 2003/ 8/19  19: 9D   13.93    888.16    -0.30    0.14    177.58    1.56  272.24   Walter
 2003/ 9/ 2  23:19d   28.77    983.63     1.90    1.09    350.94    1.46   90.91   Stofler
 2003/ 9/ 3   0: 2D   32.09    984.58     1.93    1.13    351.30    1.46   87.77   Abenezra C
 2003/ 9/ 4   5:34    14.56    973.56     2.98    3.02      6.33    1.46   79.53   Curtius
 2003/ 9/ 5   5: 3    24.11    971.28     3.70    4.33     18.26    1.46   87.14   Renart
 2003/ 9/ 5   6:10    16.78    968.55     3.73    4.38     18.83    1.46   87.48   Hesiodus
 2003/ 9/ 6   2:38T   25.98    965.91     4.25    5.30     29.22    1.46   87.20   Mercator
 2003/ 9/ 8   5:21    34.12    951.40     5.12    6.55     54.97    1.46   84.09   Schiller C
 2003/ 9/17   7:49    27.99    891.15    -2.07   -1.77    165.84    1.34  268.87   Calippus
 2003/ 9/18   7:14    12.96    890.39    -3.38   -3.03    177.74    1.32  271.96   Walter
 2003/ 9/19  12:46T   68.59    911.17    -4.81   -4.44    192.75    1.30  271.50   Pitatus
 2003/01/10  04:11   42.327    898.78    +0.903  +5.635   354.625  -1.056  91.00   Halley
 2003/01/25  13:24   43.486    983.80    +1.518  -2.528   181.372  -1.320 267.55   Archimedes
 2003/03/10  00:25D  75.766    904.33    -4.416   0.000   350.442  -1.510  90.55   Hypatia
 2003/03/25  17:15D  19.137    953.45    +5.772  +5.106   181.396  -1.278 267.59   Archimedes
 2003/04/08  21:43D  44.497    913.47    -6.394  -3.669   354.621  -1.088  91.03   Halley
 2003/05/08  01:46D  76.714    931.91    -7.658  -5.709   350.524  -0.393  89.40   Hypatia
 2003/05/23  19:02D  13.888    913.14    +5.766  +7.003   182.189  +0.111 269.19   Archimedes
 2003/06/06  21:35D  35.586    949.53    -5.916  -6.626   354.831  +0.412  89.51   Halley
 2003/07/06  00:19D  58.598    971.28    -4.246  -5.310   350.639  +1.078  87.88   Hypatia
 2003/07/21  18:28D  26.082    893.75    +1.394  +2.886   182.918  +1.390 270.67   Archimedes
 2003/09/02  22:47D  25.410    982.67    +2.480  +1.723   350.671  +1.460  87.49   Hypatia
 2003/09/18  17:20D  42.038    900.38    -4.541  -3.275   182.875  +1.314 270.58   Archimedes
 2003/10/ 2   2:37T   25.82    979.09     4.68    4.16    346.43    1.05   89.28   Gemma Frisius
 2003/10/ 3  23:44D   14.93    956.11     5.85    6.06      9.35    1.03   86.92   Maginus
 2003/10/ 5   6:31    24.07    945.70     6.16    6.66     24.97    1.01   86.85   Longomontanus
 2003/10/ 8   2: 1t   16.69    916.88     5.51    5.97     59.20    0.97   91.57   Babbage
 2003/10/13  13: 8T   45.38    892.84    -0.26   -0.49    125.63    0.84  270.30   Mare Crisium
 2003/10/16  13:11t   76.32    902.96    -4.42   -4.33    162.16    0.76  273.12   Maurolycus
 2003/10/31  22:39d   16.67    956.92     7.12    6.60    349.96    0.33   92.41   Stofler
 2003/10/31  23:52D  25.699    959.19    +7.327  +7.474   350.580  +0.333  88.65   Hypatia
 2003/11/ 1   0:25D   28.73    959.73     7.15    6.63    350.86    0.33   88.98   Abenezra C
 2003/11/ 1   4:25    23.27    955.65     7.21    6.69    352.89    0.33   90.46   Barrow
 2003/11/ 2   1:26T   32.98    946.54     7.36    6.84      3.55    0.31   82.54   Curtius
 2003/11/ 3   4:23    40.16    934.28     7.18    6.64     17.22    0.28   88.71   Renart
 2003/11/ 3   6:16    29.29    930.42     7.15    6.61     18.17    0.28   88.84   Hesiodus
 2003/11/ 4   2:45    41.00    924.16     6.74    6.17     28.55    0.26   88.57   Mercator
 2003/11/ 6   3:21    44.08    907.27     5.06    4.33     53.16    0.21   86.29   Schiller C
 2003/11/15   7:43    27.26    907.33    -6.46   -6.44    164.71   -0.06  267.07   Calippus
 2003/11/16  11:13    57.54    927.51    -7.20   -6.80    178.65   -0.09  270.27   Walter
 2003/11/16  17:57D  32.527    925.48    -7.863  -6.240   182.068  -0.101 268.95   Archimedes
 2003/11/17  16:38D   55.55    944.77    -7.50   -6.70    193.57   -0.13  269.86   Pitatus
 2003/11/29   0:48T   34.82    965.72     7.61    6.81    331.81   -0.46   91.29   Posidonius
 2003/11/30   3:32    32.72    946.82     7.91    6.72    345.38   -0.49   91.15   Gemma Frisius
 2003/11/30  21:56D  14.005    929.62    +8.245  +7.214   354.703  -0.506  90.44   Halley
 2003/11/30  23:14d   27.52    932.94     7.80    6.37    355.36   -0.51   93.06   Barrow
 2003/12/ 1  23:10D   23.22    918.49     7.30    5.68      7.49   -0.53   89.35   Maginus
 2003/12/ 3   6: 3    43.92    910.17     6.20    4.43     23.13   -0.56   89.28   Longomontanus
 2003/12/ 6  10:45    23.62    887.17     2.12    0.28     61.93   -0.64   94.75   Babbage
 2003/12/11  15:30D   20.33    895.67    -4.59   -5.83    125.01   -0.78  268.56   Mare Crisium
 2003/12/28  21:30D   26.18    936.49     7.54    5.81    334.96   -1.17   90.89   Torricelli
 2003/12/30   0:27d   50.22    926.23     7.04    4.80    348.62   -1.19   94.44   Stofler
 2003/12/30   3:42    45.05    923.31     6.95    4.66    350.27   -1.19   90.62   Abenezra C
 2003/12/30  04:05   41.628    922.29    +6.316  +4.974   350.464  -1.194  90.22   Hypatia
 2003/12/30  22:45D   32.34    910.63     6.27    3.77    359.92   -1.21   86.48   Curtius
 2004/ 1/ 1   6:16    40.82    900.86     4.78    2.12     15.88   -1.23   90.74   Renart
 2004/ 1/ 2   5:37    58.58    898.65     3.47    0.80     27.70   -1.25   90.31   Mercator
 2004/ 1/ 4   3:42    67.54    895.81     0.72   -1.82     51.00   -1.28   88.92   Schiller C
 2004/ 1/ 5   3:31    57.45    895.56    -0.65   -3.08     63.05   -1.29   96.04   Babbage
 2004/ 1/10   5:40    29.91    918.10    -5.31   -6.59    124.78   -1.36  267.93   Mare Crisium
 2004/ 1/13  10:28    48.10    953.96    -5.79   -4.86    163.62   -1.39  265.34   Calippus
 2004/ 1/13  11:24    55.15    955.91    -5.78   -4.82    164.09   -1.39  270.23   Maurolycus
 2004/ 1/14  17:51D   17.18    959.81    -5.37   -3.26    179.51   -1.41  268.71   Walter
 2004/ 1/29   2: 7T   68.03    908.22     4.16    1.14    354.22   -1.54   91.13   Burnham
 2004/ 1/30   1:55T   72.44    902.22     2.87   -0.22      6.27   -1.55   90.94   Maginus
 2004/ 1/30  23:21D   40.37    893.65     1.61   -1.43     17.13   -1.55   90.94   Hesiodus
 2004/ 1/31   8:54    17.05    886.94     1.04   -1.95     21.96   -1.55   90.81   Longomontanus
 2004/ 2/14  13:36T   30.32    985.19    -1.51    2.61    194.35   -1.50  268.28   Pitatus
 2004/ 2/25  21:24D   48.18    906.41     3.21    0.20    332.43   -1.45   92.46   Posidonius
 2004/ 2/26   2:20T   57.59    906.59     2.96   -0.08    334.94   -1.45   91.17   Torricelli
 2004/ 2/26  21:38D   44.47    898.99     1.95   -1.19    344.73   -1.44   92.30   Gemma Frisius
 2004/ 2/27   4:52    39.01    896.34     1.54   -1.60    348.40   -1.44   94.77   Stofler
 2004/ 2/28   0: 0d   65.15    898.80     0.44   -2.63    358.11   -1.43   95.96   Barrow
 2004/ 2/28   2:30T   76.29    899.76     0.30   -2.76    359.38   -1.43   87.07   Curtius
 2004/ 3/ 3   8: 6    52.46    916.55    -4.52   -6.41     50.86   -1.38   89.09   Schiller C
 2004/ 3/ 9  10:15    49.53    979.90    -3.31   -2.50    124.82   -1.25  268.05   Mare Crisium
 2004/ 3/27  22:10D   50.67    895.61    -1.95   -4.69    350.37   -0.93   90.33   Abenezra C
 2004/ 3/30   1: 0D   63.99    908.16    -4.51   -6.32     16.19   -0.88   90.27   Renart
 2004/ 3/31   0: 7D   42.34    913.16    -5.36   -6.67     27.92   -0.86   89.86   Mercator
 2004/ 5/ 7  12:32T   22.01   1005.56     1.75    4.70    125.38    0.19  269.60   Mare Crisium
 2004/ 5/25  23:24D   62.58    915.33    -6.48   -6.71    350.97    0.62   88.67   Abenezra C
 2004/ 5/28   3:38T   62.36    944.54    -7.57   -5.48     17.56    0.67   88.19   Renart
 2004/ 5/29   1:43D   51.27    957.71    -7.54   -4.51     28.79    0.70   88.07   Mercator
 2004/ 5/31   3:13T   39.57    990.21    -6.18   -1.53     53.95    0.76   85.33   Schiller C
 2004/ 7/ 5  11:48T   37.18    988.94     6.36    6.30    125.86    1.43  270.92   Mare Crisium
 2004/01/29  02:47   64.213    907.48    +3.818  +1.355   354.557  -1.543  91.49   Halley
 2004/02/13  11:48   30.186    980.16    -1.903  +1.588   181.268  -1.502 267.34   Archimedes
 2004/03/27  22:23D  53.367    896.06    -1.459  -4.490   350.484  -0.925  89.94   Hypatia
 2004/03/28  06:35   25.308    890.33    -3.151  -4.641   354.645  -0.918  90.86   Halley
 2004/04/12  15:42D  28.851    972.50    +3.991  +7.421   181.856  -0.473 268.52   Archimedes
 2004/04/26  19:14D  11.079    892.93    -4.225  -6.285   354.751  -0.159  90.09   Halley
 2004/05/25  22:40D  54.309    913.58    -5.919  -6.596   350.602  +0.620  88.35   Hypatia
 2004/05/26  07:02   14.798    907.42    -7.298  -5.926   354.862  +0.629  89.29   Halley
 2004/06/10  16:37D  44.081    936.31    +6.959  +4.696   182.717  +1.037 270.26   Archimedes

PSC Home
Bill Arnett; last updated: 2002 Oct 28