Lunar Azimuth and Altitude Estimation Algorithm

Predict the Lunar Azimuth and Altitude within +/- .2 deg of any lat and lon for a given UTC

Description

This algorithm will accept a Latitude, Longitude and Altitude location as well as a specific universal coordinated time. It will use this information and calculate the position of the moon in a local coordinate frame (az and alt aka az and el).

Example Function Call:
[Az El] = LunarAzEl('1991/05/19 13:00:00',50,10,0)

Input List:
UTC Date and Time - Use format YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
Latitude - Site Latitude in degrees -90:90 -> S(-) N(+)
Longitude - Site Longitude in degrees -180:180 W(-) E(+)
Altitude - Site Altitude in km

Output List:
Az - Lunar Azimuth angle in degrees
El - Lunar Elevation/Altitude Angle in degrees

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.7 (R2008b)

[vikram singh]

hi,

where are you using
LunarPLon
LunarPLat
LunarPDist

.... if I dont use these....will it affect the Az, El values.

[Martin Fuchs]

Altitude - Site Altitude in km... I miss that inside the code :-(