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 (Before March 19 and after October 1).

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. All events listed take place at the dark 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. "No Occult" indicates that no occultation will be visible from that site. "Below Hor" indicates that the moon is below the horizon at the time of the occultation. "Daylight" indicates that the sun is above the horizon at the time of the occultation.

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 in the direction of the unlit part of the Moon. A negative value (see Venus event) indicates that it is occurring on the BRIGHT part of the moon at the angle given from the relevent cusp.

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 
------  ----  ---  -- --      ---- --      ---- --      ---- --      ---- --    -----
Jan 25  1773  5.0  R  76-  15 51.8  62S  15 50.1 48S  15 41.1 35S  15 23.5  9S  (1)
Feb 2   2734  5.2  R   7-  15 40.4  74N  15 46.0 84N  15 49.2 90S  15 52.4 83S  (2)
Mar 2   2963  5.3  R  11-  17 30.2  67N  17 36.3 81N  17 37.3 89N  17 37.9 82S
Mar 4  Venus -3.9  D   5-  01 26.5 -55N  01 13.7-67N  01 05.5-70N  00 56.8-73N  (3)
Mar 4  Venus -3.9  R   5-  02 39.4  63N  02 33.4 73N  02 27.4 75N  02 20.8 78N  (3)

Mar 13   847  3.0  D  51+  10 53.4  38N  10 42.1 53N  10 35.3 60N  10 28.5 67N  (4) 
Mar 27  2638  5.3  R  53-  15 37.6  86S  15 40.0 72S  15 36.3 62S  15 31.1 49S
Mar 28  2797  2.9  R  43-  17 42.5  61S  17 32.5 39S   No Occult    No Occult   (5)   
Apr 11  1110  3.5  D  47+  07 53.2  82N  07 50.8 90S  07 46.6 85S  07 42.5 79S  (6)
Apr 27  3126  4.3  R  41-  16 18.9  69N  16 23.0 85N  16 21.3 88S  16 19.5 79S

May 28    49  6.1  R  27-  18 09.2  90S  18 07.7 76S  18 04.0 71S  18 00.3 65S
Jun 18  2759  3.5  R  98-  08 29.8  22N  08 42.1 37N  08 47.3 46N  08 52.1 54N
Jun 23  3419  4.2  R  64-  15 08.4  55S  14 58.5 35S  14 49.1 23S   No Occult
Jun 26   249  4.5  R  33-   No Occult    15 10.6 38N  15 14.8 47N  15 18.4 56N
Jul 15  2759  3.5  D  99+  16 47.8  38N  16 36.9 51N  16 31.7 54N  16 25.8 58N  (7)

Jul 26   610  5.9  R  25-  16 50.5  83N  16 53.8 85S  16 53.5 82S  16 53.5 78S  (8)
Aug 4   1813  5.7  D  22+  06 10.0  83N  06 09.4 83S  06 07.1 74S  06 05.7 65S
Aug 19   192  5.1  R  80-    Daylight    18 45.9 62N  18 40.4 64N  18 34.4 66N
Sep 7   2633  3.8  D  66+    No Occult   08 42.6  2N  08 16.3 30N  08 01.6 45N  (9)
Sep 8   2779  3.8  D  74+  07 32.9  54S  07 45.1 33S  07 51.6 18S   No Occult

Sep 16   249  4.5  R  92-  09 51.5  82N  09 55.0 82S  09 55.3 77S  09 55.6 70S
Sep 19   668  3.5  D  66-    No Occult    No Occult    No Occult   14 05.5  2N
Sep 19   668  3.5  R  66-    No Occult    No Occult    No Occult   14 18.9 25N
Nov 29  2779  3.8  D  10+  09 08.7  23N  08 55.4 41N  08 50.9 44N  08 45.9 48N
Dec 2   3171  3.7  D  34-  11 34.7  32S  11 39.0  8S  11 39.6 1S    No Occult

(1) 1773. Double star.  A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.6".
(2) Moon at low altitude.
(3) Venus.  Both events are during daylight hours.
(4) 847.  Double star. A mag=3.2 and B mag=5.2 at 0.0".
(5) 2797 . Double star.  A mag=3.8 and B mag=3.8 at 0.1".
(6) 1110. Double star. A mag=3.5 and B mag=8.2 at 7".
(7) Very close to terminator.
(8) 610. Double star.  A mag=7.0 and B mag=7.0 at 0.05".
(9) 2633. Double star. A mag=4.1 and B mag=7.0 at 0.0".

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