CANDELA to LUMEN Conversion

Luminous Intensity
Beam Angle

=
=

2700 cd (Candela)
36

(12, 24, 36, 60)

1 lumen = 1 candelasteradian
sr = 2 (1 - cos(/2))
where sr is the solid angle in steradians, and is the beam angle.

Lumen (lm)

=
=

candela steradian
cd * 2 * * ( 1 - Cos (/2) )

2,700 * 2 *

5,763 lm

- Cos (

36 /2) )

Glossary

Beam Angle
Any directional lamp emits light energy in the shape of a cone. As you might expect, the CandlePower intensity is the gre
and it diminishes the closer it gets to the edge of the cone; eventually, in theory, to zero. The usable portion of the cone
CandlePower falls to 50% of the CandlePower at the center. Our eyes perceive this portion of the lamps cone as one int
edges, the intensity has dropped to half. This portion of the total cone of light is termed the Beam Angle.

It is the Beam Angle we are concerned with when it comes to spacing one directional lamp to another.
The Beam Angle is found in the lamp manufacturers' Lamp Data Chart.

Candela See CandlePower.

CandlePower
The unit for measuring the quantity or intensity of light energy emitted by a directional lamp (i.e., narrow spot, spot, flood
CandlePower is expressed in Candelas. Confusion is caused for some when one manufacturer lists a lamps CandlePow
while another notes it as "Mean CandlePower" while still another uses "Candela" as the heading for the same informatio
these listings refer to the lamp CandlePower and are considered to be the same.
CandlePower is used in the Inverse Square Law calculation.

Some texts indicate that 1 candela = 12.57 lumens; do not try to convert lumens to candelas using this formula. Results

andlePower intensity is the greatest at the center of the cone

he usable portion of the cone is defined at the point where the
n of the lamps cone as one intensity of light even though, at its
Beam Angle.

(i.e., narrow spot, spot, flood, wide flood, etc.).

turer lists a lamps CandlePower as "Center-Beam CandlePower"
ading for the same information in their Lamp Data Chart. Any of

as using this formula. Results will be inaccurate.

75W Halogen (BLV)

50W Halogen (OSRAM)

degrees radians spherical solid angle planar solid angle

5 0.087266463 0.0059802 0.005981149
10 0.174532925 0.023909417 0.023924596
15 0.261799388 0.053753521 0.053830341
20 0.34906585 0.095455703 0.095698385
25 0.436332313 0.14893658 0.149528726
30 0.523598776 0.214094348 0.215321366
35 0.610865238 0.290804975 0.293076303
40 0.698131701 0.378922439 0.382793539
45 0.785398163 0.478279003 0.484473073
50 0.872664626 0.588685536 0.598114905
55 0.959931089 0.709931873 0.723719035
60 1.047197551 0.841787214 0.861285463
65 1.134464014 0.984000567 1.01081419
70 1.221730476 1.136301218 1.172305214
75 1.308996939 1.298399256 1.345758536
80 1.396263402 1.469986118 1.531174157
85 1.483529864 1.650735177 1.728552076
90 1.570796327 1.840302369 1.937892293
95 1.658062789 2.038326841 2.159194807
100 1.745329252 2.244431642 2.39245962
105 1.832595715 2.458224441 2.637686731
110 1.919862177 2.67929827 2.894876141
115 2.00712864 2.907232302 3.164027848
120 2.094395102 3.141592654 3.445141853
125 2.181661565 3.381933205 3.738218157
130 2.268928028 3.627796454 4.043256758
135 2.35619449 3.878714388 4.360257658
140 2.443460953 4.134209368 4.689220856
145 2.530727415 4.393795046 5.030146352
150 2.617993878 4.656977286 5.383034146
155 2.705260341 4.923255105 5.747884238
160 2.792526803 5.192121629 6.124696628
165 2.879793266 5.463065054 6.513471317
170 2.967059728 5.735569625 6.914208303
175 3.054326191 6.009116613 7.326907587
180 3.141592654 6.283185307 7.75156917
185 3.228859116 6.557254001 8.188193051

Degree
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40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
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95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
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155
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165
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175
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185

Radians
0.0872665
0.1745329
0.2617994
0.3490659
0.4363323
0.5235988
0.6108652
0.6981317
0.7853982
0.8726646
0.9599311
1.0471976
1.1344640
1.2217305
1.3089969
1.3962634
1.4835299
1.5707963
1.6580628
1.7453293
1.8325957
1.9198622
2.0071286
2.0943951
2.1816616
2.2689280
2.3561945
2.4434610
2.5307274
2.6179939
2.7052603
2.7925268
2.8797933
2.9670597
3.0543262
3.1415927
3.2288591

11.316919
4.500883
4.105211
11.555227
0.013834
11.056445
4.904403
3.719130
11.770320
0.055274
10.774953
5.313995
3.344339
11.961251
0.124139
10.473681
5.727854
2.982490
12.127179
0.220125
10.153956
6.144159
2.635175
12.267373
0.342809
9.817187
6.561076
2.303923
12.381216
0.491651
9.464856
6.976769
1.990194
12.468206
0.665996
9.098515
7.389408