Apollo Landing Site Data Earth and Sun Look Angles Paul Fjeld - 1996 Notes: 1) Time indicated is the moment of landing. Hr shows time on the surface. EVA markers to the nearest hour, EVA start time is from Landing, end time = duration. 2) LM attitudes (Pitch,Roll,Yaw) are about the LM's Y,Z,X axes, in order. (2-3-1 Euler sequence.) They are referenced to the LM Basic Coordinate System. A Yaw of 0.0 would have the LM pointing straight into the Descent "Flight" heading which was slightly South or North of due West. Flight Headings shown are approximate (+- 1 degree). 3) LM Sun angle is measured from the right leg. (+Y, "North"). LM Sun Angle data for Apollo 11 & 14 is approximate (+- 2 degrees). 4) Earth and Sun Azimuth is in Heading degrees from North towards the East. Elevation is degrees up from the horizon. Sun El increases by approximately 1/2 degree/hour (360 degrees/(29.53 days * 24 hours)). Earth look angles reflect a small shift due to Lunar Libration. APOLLO 11 --------- Landing Time: 3:17:43 pm EST, July 20, 1969 Landing Site: Lat 0.72 N Long 23.45 E LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 270) Pitch: 4.37 up Roll: 0.33 right Yaw: 13.00 left Sun Angles on LM at Landing: Az: 102 El: 15 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 272.2 59.4 88.8 10.9 Landing 1 272.3 59.4 88.8 11.4 2 272.5 59.4 88.8 11.9 3 272.6 59.4 88.8 12.4 4 272.7 59.3 88.8 13.0 5 272.8 59.3 88.8 13.5 6 272.9 59.3 88.8 14.0 EVA Start 6:39 7 273.0 59.3 88.9 14.5 8 273.1 59.3 88.9 15.0 9 273.3 59.2 88.9 15.5 EVA End (2:31:40) 10 273.4 59.2 88.9 16.0 11 273.5 59.2 88.9 16.5 12 273.6 59.2 88.9 17.0 13 273.7 59.2 88.9 17.5 14 273.8 59.2 88.9 18.1 15 273.9 59.2 88.9 18.6 16 274.0 59.1 88.9 19.1 17 274.2 59.1 88.9 19.6 18 274.3 59.1 88.9 20.1 19 274.4 59.1 88.9 20.6 20 274.5 59.1 88.9 21.1 21 274.6 59.1 88.9 21.6 Ascent 21:36:21 APOLLO 12 --------- Landing Time: 1:54:36 am EST, November 19, 1969 Landing Site: Lat 3.20 S Long 23.39 W LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 285) Pitch: 3.00 up Roll: 3.80 left Yaw: 9.50 right Sun Angles on LM at Landing: Az: 156.1 El: 7.1 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 86.9 61.6 91.1 5.5 Landing 1 87.0 61.6 91.1 6.0 2 87.2 61.6 91.1 6.5 3 87.3 61.5 91.1 7.0 4 87.4 61.5 91.0 7.5 EVA-1 Start 4:38 5 87.6 61.5 91.0 8.0 6 87.7 61.5 91.0 8.5 7 87.8 61.5 91.0 9.0 8 88.0 61.5 90.9 9.5 EVA-1 End (3:56:03) 9 88.1 61.5 90.9 10.0 10 88.2 61.5 90.9 10.5 11 88.3 61.5 90.9 11.0 12 88.5 61.5 90.8 11.5 13 88.6 61.5 90.8 12.0 14 88.7 61.5 90.8 12.5 15 88.9 61.5 90.7 13.0 16 89.0 61.5 90.7 13.5 17 89.1 61.5 90.7 14.0 18 89.2 61.5 90.7 14.5 19 89.4 61.5 90.6 15.0 20 89.5 61.5 90.6 15.5 21 89.6 61.5 90.6 16.0 EVA-2 Start 21:00 22 89.7 61.5 90.6 16.5 23 89.9 61.5 90.5 17.0 24 90.0 61.5 90.5 17.5 25 90.1 61.5 90.5 18.0 EVA-2 End (3:49:15) 26 90.2 61.5 90.5 18.6 27 90.3 61.5 90.4 19.1 28 90.5 61.5 90.4 19.6 29 90.6 61.5 90.4 20.1 30 90.7 61.5 90.4 20.6 31 90.8 61.5 90.3 21.1 Ascent 31:31:12 APOLLO 14 --------- Landing Time: 4:18:11 am EST, February 5, 1971 Landing Site: Lat 3.67 S Long 17.47 W LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 274) Pitch: 1.77 down Roll: 6.94 right Yaw 1.40 right Sun Angles on LM at Landing - Az: 84 El: 8.8 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 97.0 66.0 89.6 10.6 Landing 1 96.9 66.1 89.5 11.1 2 96.9 66.1 89.5 11.6 3 96.8 66.1 89.5 12.1 4 96.7 66.1 89.4 12.6 5 96.7 66.1 89.4 13.1 EVA-1 Start 5:24 6 96.6 66.1 89.4 13.6 7 96.5 66.2 89.3 14.1 8 96.4 66.2 89.3 14.6 9 96.4 66.2 89.3 15.1 10 96.3 66.2 89.2 15.6 EVA-1 End (4:47:50) 11 96.2 66.2 89.2 16.1 12 96.1 66.2 89.2 16.6 13 96.0 66.3 89.1 17.1 14 95.9 66.3 89.1 17.6 15 95.9 66.3 89.1 18.2 16 95.8 66.3 89.0 18.7 17 95.7 66.4 89.0 19.2 18 95.6 66.4 88.9 19.7 19 95.5 66.4 88.9 20.2 20 95.4 66.4 88.9 20.7 21 95.3 66.4 88.8 21.2 22 95.2 66.5 88.8 21.7 23 95.1 66.5 88.8 22.2 EVA-2 Start 22:57 24 95.1 66.5 88.7 22.7 25 95.0 66.5 88.7 23.2 26 94.9 66.6 88.6 23.7 27 94.8 66.6 88.6 24.2 EVA-2 End (4:34:41) 28 94.7 66.6 88.6 24.7 29 94.6 66.7 88.5 25.2 30 94.5 66.7 88.5 25.7 31 94.4 66.7 88.5 26.2 32 94.2 66.7 88.4 26.7 33 94.1 66.8 88.4 27.2 Ascent 33:30:31 APOLLO 15 --------- Landing Time: 5:16:29 pm EST, July 30, 1971 Landing Site: Lat 26.10 N Long 3.65 E LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 266) Pitch: 6.89 up Roll: 8.57 left Yaw 17.39 right Sun Angles on LM at Landing: Az: 76.2 El: 19.4 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 203.2 69.2 95.9 12.4 Landing 1 203.3 69.2 96.1 12.8 2 203.4 69.2 96.4 13.3 SEVA Start 2:02 3 203.5 69.2 96.6 13.8 SEVA End (0:33:07) 4 203.6 69.2 96.9 14.2 5 203.7 69.2 97.1 14.7 6 203.8 69.2 97.3 15.1 7 203.9 69.1 97.6 15.6 8 204.0 69.1 97.8 16.0 9 204.1 69.1 98.1 16.5 10 204.2 69.1 98.3 16.9 11 204.3 69.1 98.6 17.4 12 204.4 69.1 98.8 17.8 13 204.5 69.0 99.1 18.3 14 204.6 69.0 99.3 18.7 15 204.7 69.0 99.5 19.2 EVA-1 Start 14:57 16 204.8 69.0 99.8 19.6 17 204.8 69.0 100.1 20.1 18 204.9 68.9 100.3 20.5 19 205.0 68.9 100.6 21.0 20 205.1 68.9 100.8 21.4 21 205.2 68.9 101.1 21.9 EVA-1 End (6:32:42) 22 205.2 68.9 101.3 22.3 23 205.3 68.8 101.6 22.8 24 205.4 68.8 101.9 23.2 25 205.4 68.8 102.1 23.6 26 205.5 68.8 102.4 24.1 27 205.6 68.8 102.7 24.5 28 205.6 68.7 102.9 25.0 29 205.7 68.7 103.2 25.4 30 205.7 68.7 103.5 25.9 31 205.8 68.7 103.8 26.3 32 205.9 68.6 104.0 26.8 33 205.9 68.6 104.3 27.2 34 206.0 68.6 104.6 27.6 35 206.0 68.6 104.9 28.1 36 206.0 68.5 105.2 28.5 37 206.1 68.5 105.5 29.0 EVA-2 Start 37:32 38 206.1 68.5 105.8 29.4 39 206.2 68.5 106.1 29.8 40 206.2 68.4 106.4 30.3 41 206.2 68.4 106.7 30.7 42 206.3 68.4 107.0 31.1 43 206.3 68.3 107.3 31.6 44 206.3 68.3 107.6 32.0 45 206.4 68.3 107.9 32.4 EVA-2 End (7:12:14) 46 206.4 68.3 108.2 32.9 47 206.4 68.2 108.5 33.3 48 206.4 68.2 108.8 33.7 49 206.5 68.2 109.2 34.2 50 206.5 68.1 109.5 34.6 51 206.5 68.1 109.8 35.0 52 206.5 68.1 110.2 35.4 53 206.5 68.1 110.5 35.9 54 206.5 68.0 110.8 36.3 55 206.5 68.0 111.2 36.7 56 206.5 68.0 111.5 37.1 57 206.5 67.9 111.9 37.6 58 206.5 67.9 112.2 38.0 EVA-3 Start 58:36 59 206.5 67.9 112.6 38.4 60 206.5 67.8 113.0 38.8 61 206.5 67.8 113.3 39.2 62 206.5 67.8 113.7 39.7 63 206.5 67.7 114.1 40.1 EVA-3 End (4:49:50) 64 206.5 67.7 114.5 40.5 65 206.5 67.7 114.9 40.9 66 206.5 67.6 115.3 41.3 Ascent 66:54:53 APOLLO 16 --------- Landing Time: 9:23:36 pm EST, April 20, 1972 Landing Site: Lat 8.99 S Long 15.51 E LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 269) Pitch: 2.47 up Roll: 0.36 left Yaw 7.40 left Sun Angles on LM at Landing: Az: 93.6 El: 17.1 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 319.6 77.2 85.9 15.1 Landing 1 319.8 77.1 85.8 15.6 2 319.9 77.1 85.8 16.1 3 320.0 77.0 85.7 16.6 4 320.1 77.0 85.6 17.1 5 320.2 76.9 85.5 17.6 6 320.4 76.8 85.4 18.1 7 320.5 76.8 85.3 18.6 8 320.6 76.7 85.2 19.1 9 320.7 76.7 85.1 19.6 10 320.8 76.6 85.0 20.1 11 320.9 76.6 84.9 20.6 12 321.0 76.5 84.8 21.1 13 321.0 76.4 84.7 21.6 14 321.1 76.4 84.6 22.1 EVA-1 Start 14:24 15 321.2 76.3 84.5 22.6 16 321.3 76.3 84.4 23.1 17 321.4 76.2 84.3 23.6 18 321.4 76.1 84.2 24.1 19 321.5 76.1 84.1 24.6 20 321.6 76.0 84.0 25.1 21 321.6 76.0 83.9 25.6 22 321.7 75.9 83.8 26.1 EVA-1 End (7:11:02) 23 321.8 75.8 83.7 26.6 24 321.8 75.8 83.6 27.0 25 321.9 75.7 83.5 27.5 26 321.9 75.7 83.4 28.0 27 322.0 75.6 83.3 28.5 28 322.0 75.5 83.2 29.0 29 322.1 75.5 83.0 29.5 30 322.1 75.4 82.9 30.0 31 322.2 75.3 82.8 30.5 32 322.2 75.3 82.7 31.0 33 322.2 75.2 82.6 31.5 34 322.3 75.2 82.5 32.0 35 322.3 75.1 82.3 32.5 36 322.3 75.0 82.2 33.0 37 322.4 75.0 82.1 33.5 38 322.4 74.9 82.0 34.0 EVA-2 Begin 38:10 39 322.4 74.9 81.8 34.5 40 322.4 74.8 81.7 35.0 41 322.4 74.7 81.6 35.5 42 322.5 74.7 81.4 36.0 43 322.5 74.6 81.3 36.5 44 322.5 74.5 81.2 37.0 45 322.5 74.5 81.0 37.5 46 322.5 74.4 80.9 38.0 EVA-2 End (7:23:11) 47 322.5 74.4 80.8 38.5 48 322.5 74.3 80.6 39.0 49 322.5 74.2 80.5 39.4 50 322.5 74.2 80.3 39.9 51 322.5 74.1 80.2 40.4 52 322.5 74.1 80.0 40.9 53 322.5 74.0 79.9 41.4 54 322.5 73.9 79.7 41.9 55 322.5 73.9 79.5 42.4 56 322.5 73.8 79.4 42.9 57 322.5 73.8 79.2 43.4 58 322.5 73.7 79.0 43.9 59 322.5 73.6 78.9 44.4 60 322.5 73.6 78.7 44.9 61 322.5 73.5 78.5 45.3 EVA-3 Start 61:02 62 322.4 73.5 78.3 45.8 63 322.4 73.4 78.1 46.3 64 322.4 73.3 78.0 46.8 65 322.4 73.3 77.8 47.3 66 322.4 73.2 77.6 47.8 EVA-3 End (5:40:03) 67 322.3 73.2 77.4 48.3 68 322.3 73.1 77.2 48.8 69 322.3 73.0 77.0 49.3 70 322.3 73.0 76.7 49.7 Ascent 71:02:13 APOLLO 17 --------- Landing Time: 2:54:57 pm EST, December 11, 1972 Landing Site: Lat 20.17 N Long 30.77 E LM Attitude (Flight Heading: 271) Pitch: 5.21 up Roll: 2.58 left Yaw: 1.82 right Sun Angles on LM at Landing: Az: 93.2 El: 18.66 Earth Sun Hr Az El Az El 0 240.9 45.4 96.0 13.7 Landing 1 240.8 45.4 96.2 14.1 2 240.8 45.3 96.3 14.6 3 240.7 45.3 96.5 15.1 4 240.7 45.2 96.7 15.6 EVA-1 Start 4:00 5 240.7 45.2 96.9 16.0 6 240.6 45.2 97.1 16.5 7 240.6 45.1 97.3 17.0 8 240.5 45.1 97.5 17.5 9 240.5 45.0 97.7 17.9 10 240.5 45.0 97.9 18.4 11 240.4 45.0 98.1 18.9 EVA-1 End (7:11:53) 12 240.4 44.9 98.3 19.3 13 240.3 44.9 98.5 19.8 14 240.3 44.9 98.7 20.3 15 240.2 44.8 98.9 20.8 16 240.2 44.8 99.1 21.2 17 240.2 44.8 99.3 21.7 18 240.1 44.7 99.5 22.2 19 240.1 44.7 99.7 22.6 20 240.0 44.7 99.9 23.1 21 240.0 44.6 100.1 23.6 22 240.0 44.6 100.3 24.1 23 239.9 44.6 100.5 24.5 24 239.9 44.6 100.7 25.0 25 239.8 44.5 101.0 25.5 26 239.8 44.5 101.2 25.9 27 239.7 44.5 101.4 26.4 28 239.7 44.5 101.6 26.9 EVA-2 Start 27:33 29 239.7 44.4 101.8 27.3 30 239.6 44.4 102.1 27.8 31 239.6 44.4 102.3 28.3 32 239.5 44.4 102.5 28.7 33 239.5 44.3 102.8 29.2 34 239.5 44.3 103.0 29.6 35 239.4 44.3 103.2 30.1 EVA-2 End (7:36:56) 36 239.4 44.3 103.5 30.6 37 239.3 44.3 103.7 31.0 38 239.3 44.3 104.0 31.5 39 239.2 44.2 104.2 32.0 40 239.2 44.2 104.4 32.4 41 239.2 44.2 104.7 32.9 42 239.1 44.2 104.9 33.3 43 239.1 44.2 105.2 33.8 44 239.0 44.2 105.5 34.3 45 239.0 44.2 105.7 34.7 46 239.0 44.2 106.0 35.2 47 238.9 44.2 106.3 35.6 48 238.9 44.2 106.5 36.1 49 238.8 44.1 106.8 36.5 50 238.8 44.1 107.1 37.0 51 238.8 44.1 107.4 37.5 EVA-3 Start 50:31 52 238.7 44.1 107.6 37.9 53 238.7 44.1 107.9 38.4 54 238.6 44.1 108.2 38.8 55 238.6 44.1 108.5 39.3 56 238.5 44.1 108.8 39.7 57 238.5 44.1 109.1 40.2 58 238.5 44.1 109.4 40.6 EVA-3 End (7:15:08) 59 238.4 44.1 109.7 41.1 60 238.4 44.1 110.1 41.5 61 238.3 44.1 110.4 42.0 62 238.3 44.2 110.7 42.4 63 238.3 44.2 111.0 42.8 64 238.2 44.2 111.4 43.3 65 238.2 44.2 111.7 43.7 66 238.1 44.2 112.0 44.2 67 238.1 44.2 112.4 44.6 68 238.1 44.2 112.7 45.0 69 238.0 44.2 113.1 45.5 70 238.0 44.2 113.5 45.9 71 237.9 44.2 113.8 46.4 72 237.9 44.3 114.2 46.8 73 237.9 44.3 114.6 47.2 74 237.8 44.3 115.0 47.7 Ascent 74:59:40 Refs. 1) Where No Man Has Gone Before, W.D. 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