Date :

Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time. In New Zealand, add 12 hours to UT to get NZ Standard Time, or add 13 hours to get NZ Daylight Time.

ZC :

Star number in Robertson's Zodiacal Catalog.

Mag :

Star Magnitude.

Ev :

Event, either a Disappearance of the star behind the edge of the Moon, or a Reappearance of the star from behind the lunar limb. Disappearances occur before Full Moon when the Moon's eastern limb is dark. Reappearances occur after Full Moon when the Moon's western limb is dark.

% :

Percentage of the moon illuminated; "+" indicates waxing and "-" waning. E indicates a lunar eclipse.

Auck/Well/Chch/Dunedin :

Time of the occultation at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, expressed in hours and decimal minutes of Universal Time. Because the actual time of an event depends very much on the observer's physical location, times given are approximate and may vary by a minute or two across a distance of several tens of kilometres.

CA :

Cusp Angle, or angle around the moon's limb at which the occultation occurs. This is measured from the Northern or Southern cusp of the Moon. Positive values are measured in the direction of the unlit part of the Moon. Negative values are measured in the direction of the sunlit part of the Moon.

Notes :

For a double or triple star, the magnitudes of the components and the separation in seconds of arc.

For a variable star, the magnitudes between which the star varies.

If you need help consult the following:

Date      ZC    Mag  Ev  %      Auck CA      Well CA      Chch CA      Dudn CA    Notes 
------  ----    ---  -- --      ---- --      ---- --      ---- --      ---- --    -----
Oct 14  1385    6.6  R  27-    (No occ)   16 52.2 42N  16 55.8 48N    (No occ)     (1)
Oct 26  2680    5.6  D  28+   7 42.9 52N   7 31.9 67N     (Sun)        (Sun)	   (2)
Oct 26  2685    6.8  D  28+   8 12.9 78S   8 09.6 64S   8 05.7 59S   8 02.1 53S    (3)
Oct 27  2846    6.7  D  39+  10 21.8 47S  10 23.1 29S  10 22.9 21S    (No occ)
Oct 29  3100    6.5  D  59+   7 37.7 66N   7 30.7 80N     (Sun)        (Sun)       (4)
Oct 30  3252    6.6  D  70+  10 09.9 89N  10 03.9 80S   9 58.1 78S   9 52.4 75S
Oct 31  3379    6.2  D  79+   7 27.7 58N   7 21.9 73N    (No occ)     (No occ)	   (5)
Nov 22  2649    6.7  D   9+   8 01.1 59N    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occ)     (6)
Nov 22  2658    5.8  D   9+    (No occ)    (Altitude)   9 24.1 73S   9 21.9 70S    (7)
Nov 27  3353    3.7  D  55+    (No occ)    (Altitude)  13 04.4 65N  13 00.1 69N    (8)
Dec  1   362    6.5  D  93+   9 19.1 78S   9 19.8 67S   9 16.5 64S   9 14.1 61S 
Dec  9  1529    6.6  R  61-  14 29.8 57S  14 33.1 48S  14 31.6 42S  14 30.3 36S 
Dec 24  3313    6.5  D  28+  10 05.1 61S  10 00.7 51S   9 57.6 48S   9 54.2 45S 
Dec 25 Ganymede 5.0  D  39+    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occ)   11 45.0 18N    (9)
Dec 25  Io      5.4  D  39+    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occ)   11 50.0 14N   (10)
Dec 25 Jupiter -2.3  D  39+    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occ)   11 54.3 11N   (11)
Dec 25 Jupiter -2.3  R  39+    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occ)   12 01.4 -5N   (12)
Dec 28   308    6.3  D  72+   9 44.0 28S    (No occ)     (No occ)     (No occn)   (13)
Dec 29   454    5.6  D  82+  11 41.9 62N  11 33.4 71N  11 26.8 74N  11 20.4 77N  

 (1) ZC 1385: Sun altitude -8 deg Wellington + Christchurch
 (2) ZC 2680: Sun altitude -11 deg Auckland; -8 deg Wellington
 (3) ZC 2685: Sun altitude -11 deg Christchurch; -8 deg Dunedin
 (4) ZC 3100: Sun altitude -10 deg Auckland; -7 deg Christchurch
              Variable star EW Aqr; Magnitude Range 6.41 to 6.48
 (5) ZC 3379: Sun altitude -7 deg Auckland; -5 deg Wellington
 (6) ZC 2649: Sun altitude -9 deg Auckland
              Double Star: Components mag 6.6 & 9.6, Sep 54" in PA 12 deg, 
                           Third component mag 13.1, Sep 10" in PA 132 deg.
 (7) ZC 2658: Altitude 6 deg Christchurch, 9 deg Dunedin
 (8) ZC 3353: Altitude 4 deg Christchurch, 6 deg Dunedin.
              Variable Star Lambda AQR; Magnitude Range 3.70 to  3.80
 (9) Ganymede: Altitude 5 deg Dunedin
	      Duration of Partial Stage for Disk = 9 secs
(10) Io     : Altitude 4 deg Dunedin
   	      Duration of Partial Stage for Disk = 9 secs
(11) Jupiter: Altitude 3 deg Dunedin
   	      Duration of Partial Stage for Disk = 480 secs
(12) Jupiter: Altitude 2 deg Dunedin
   	      Duration of Partial Stage for Disk = 475 secs
(13) ZC  308: Variable star WA Psc; Magnitude Range 6.20 to 6.38

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