JD, try `NOAA Solar Calculator`,,jus done it for LAX and Phoenix .... 246*az.26*el/Ph... 241*az.30*el LA.. Sunset1815 PH,.. 1839 LA....
As the a/c were at 17000 ft,he could see Thermal,and who wants to tank in IFR anyway.... no better day to pull off a landing like that....
If one looks closely it appears he had some flap,which if selected to 20* ,will give full hyd .pressure to the rudder,and also got full rudder trim,which you definitely need when double asymmetric on one side..it also looks like the stbd. drogue is in the pod,which might indicate it could have been a `hard- hose hit`,a broken probe,and as ``sailvi767` suggests,a load of fuel going down the F35 intake,over the canopy like a car wash...and no wipers...