The present invention relates to a gonioradiometer and method for measuring at least one illumination or emission characteristic of a
light source (1,S) in a direction-
dependent manner. The gonioradiometer comprises at least one sensor (SR) and a device (4,5) for moving the
light source (1,10,S) such that the sensor (SR) records measurements indicating the illumination or emission characteristic on a spherical surface centered on the radiative
centroid (11,LS) of the
light source (1,10,S). Each measurement of the illumination or emission characteristic is assigned a specific plane of a planar
system (A) and a specific
radiation angle (α) within this plane. The device (4,5) for moving the
radiation source (1,10,S) includes a worktable (2) having a rotation axis (A4) to which the
radiation source (1,10,S) can be attached. The device (4,5) is designed and configured to move the worktable (2) tangentially along a
circular orbit (3) centered on the radiation
centroid (11,LS) to set different radiation angles (α), and to rotate the worktable (2) around the rotation axis (A4) to set various planes of the planar
system (A). The radiation
centroid (11,LS) of the radiation source (1,10,S) attached to the worktable (2) remains stationary both while the worktable (2) is moving along the
circular orbit (3) and while it is rotating around the rotation axis (A4).