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BRIGHT STARS OCCULTED BY THE MOON:
AUSTRALIA - 2006

Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin


EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE
Date :
Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean 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. Almost 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 that the event occurs during a lunar eclipse with the number representing the amount of moon outside the umbra.
City Name :
Time of the occultation at the named locations, 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 occultation" indicates that no occultation will be visible from that site. "Graze" indicates that there is a grazing occultation close to the site, and occultation times will vary dramatically or may not happen at all.  Green text indicates that the event occurs at an altitude less the 15 degrees.  Red indicates that the event occurs with the Sun higher than 10 degrees below the horizon.  Magenta indicates that both conditions are current. 

Note: For detailed information about interesting graze events in Australia refer to [Grazing Lunar Occultation Predictions for Australia - 2006]

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.  If CA is negative this indicates that the event will be against the sunlit part of the moon and will probably require a large telescope to be observable.
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.

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Predictions for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart

Predictions for Adelaide and Perth


Predictions for Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin

DateZCMagEv%lit Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
JANUARY 
Jan 2 3081 6.5D 7+ 10:16.6    86S 10:26.5    70N 10:43.2    28N
Jan 2 3090 6.7D 8+ no occultation no occultation 11:27.7    85S
Jan 262554 4.5R 11- 16:58.1    53N no occultation no occultation
FEBRUARY 
Feb 5440 4.7D 52+ 10:56.6    65S 10:51.6    85S 10:22.4    66N
Feb 91032 5.4D 88+ 11:46.7    72N 11:31.9    56N 10:56.6    28N
Feb 141576 5.3R 98- 11:49.7    83S 11:29.1    83N no occultation
Feb 212349 2.9R 46- 15:56.0    11N no occultation 15:34.1    9N
Feb 212366 1.1D 44- 20:22.5   -54N no occultation 19:38.5 graze -18N
Feb 212366 1.1R 44- 21:31.8    41N no occultation no occultation
Feb 222505 5.3R 34- 17:37.0    80S 17:23.5    88N 17:09.2    82S
MARCH 
Mar 4399 5.7D 25+ no occultation no occultation 11:54.6    75N
Mar 5518 6.0D 35+ 10:15.1    65N 10:23.5    46N 10:13.4    21N
Mar 7810 1.7G 55+ no occultation no occultation 07:25.9 graze 15S
Mar 91122 3.8D 75+ 12:32.3    69N 12:25.2    58N 11:33.1    69N
Mar 19 2183 5.5R 79- no occultation no occultation 19:46.1    73N
Mar 202286 5.4D 73- 12:27.8    5S no occultation no occultation
Mar 202286 5.4R 73- 12:34.6    17S 12:37.1    45S no occultation
Mar 222617 4.6R 50- 18:28.4    16N no occultation no occultation
Mar 232784 3.3R 39- 16:50.2    85N 16:37.7    68N 16:28.8    73N
Mar 25 3092 6.3R 19- 17:02.7    88N 16:58.1    67N no occultation
Mar 25 3116 6.6R 17- no occultation no occultation 20:36.8    52S
Mar 263256 6.1R 9- 19:39.2    65N 19:18.6    24N no occultation
Mar 273388 5.5R 4- 18:32.9    63N no occultation no occultation
Mar 27 3391 6.7R 4- 18:34.8    53S no occultation no occultation
DateZCMagEv%lit Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
APRIL 
Apr 2616 5.4D 20+ no occultation no occultation 10:50.1    66N
Apr 4921 6.0D 39+ 09:34.2    66N 09:32.0    51N no occultation
Apr 131925 1.0D100+ no occultation 18:30.0   -39S 17:57.3   -25S
Apr 131925 1.0R100+ no occultation 19:27.8   -17N 19:17.0    10N
Apr 142029 4.9R 99- 19:00.9    45S 19:00.3    78S 18:27.4    83N
Apr 22 3197 6.4R 31- 17:56.6    57S 17:55.2    88S 17:42.8    76N
MAY 
May 1810 1.7R 13+ 00:42.9   -29S 00:49.6   -71S no occultation
May 1 864 6.6D 15+ no occultation 10:04.8    34N 09:41.3    53N
May 41274 5.7D 42+ 09:22.9    85N 09:08.7    78N no occultation
May 142349 2.9R 98- 10:21.8    55N 10:04.5    43N 10:02.4    52N
May 142366 1.1D 98- 14:16.0   -58N 14:02.5   -35N 13:16.7   -52N
May 142366 1.1R 98- 15:40.2    72N 15:00.3    41N 14:19.0    49N
May 152505 5.3R 94- 11:50.9    40S 11:43.4    56S 11:28.3    43S
May 213432 6.2R 34- no occultation 17:13.6    52S 17:13.0    80S
May 22 35 6.2R 23- no occultation no occultation 20:20.6    8S
May 23146 4.3R 15- 17:35.5    19S 17:49.7    63S no occultation
JUNE 
Jun 102286 5.4D 98+ 08:31.1    23S 08:13.8    32S no occultation
Jun 122617 4.6R 99- 13:41.4    63S 13:19.8    88S 12:44.5    88S
Jun 163268 5.3R 70- 19:16.1    73N no occultation no occultation
Jun 173388 5.5R 60- no occultation 15:26.1    46S 15:24.9    76S
Jun 1998 6.0D 37- 16:36.8    1N no occultation no occultation
Jun 1998 6.0R 37- 16:51.2    27N no occultation no occultation
DateZCMagEv%lit Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
JULY 
Jul 11609 4.6D 29+ 11:03.0    78N 11:06.9    50N 10:44.4    55N
Jul 72237 5.0D 84+ 11:30.3    35N no occultation no occultation
Jul 82366 1.1D 90+ 06:27.4    32S 06:13.2    43S no occultation
Jul 82366 1.1R 90+ 07:17.4   -72S 07:06.3   -83S 06:54.9   -72S
Jul 133190 2.9R 92- 11:18.8    41N no occultation no occultation
Jul 20616 5.4R 19- 17:39.2    35N no occultation no occultation
Jul 22810 1.7G 10- no occultation 03:12.9 graze 4S 02:42.3 graze 0S
Jul 291678 5.8D 16+ no occultation no occultation 11:37.3    41N
AUGUST 
Aug 3 2183 5.5D 60+ 09:46.1    44N no occultation no occultation
Aug 52505 5.3D 81+ 16:29.7    46S 16:27.8    85S 16:34.9    45N
Aug 103268 5.3R 98- 09:28.4    73N no occultation no occultation
Aug 103307 4.8R 98- 18:09.3    76S 18:10.4    73N no occultation
Aug 113412 4.2R 94- 10:18.4    17S 10:32.7    59S no occultation
Aug 15440 4.7R 53- no occultation no occultation 16:52.5    71S
Aug 17 731 6.0R 32- 16:20.0    28S 16:26.3    69S no occultation
Aug 18 897 6.4R 22- no occultation 18:41.8    30S 18:38.5    84S
Aug 302134 5.9D 34+ 08:49.5    55S 08:24.4    82S no occultation
Aug 302157 6.1D 36+ no occultation no occultation 13:44.1    74N
Aug 312268 4.5D 44+ 11:24.6    48S 11:09.6    89S 10:43.6    56N
Aug 312273 5.9D 45+ 11:46.4    77S 11:45.3    67N no occultation
SEPTEMBER 
Sep 22583 5.8D 66+ 14:52.5    14N no occultation no occultation
Sep 53078 4.9D 93+ 16:00.5    84N 16:12.8    55N no occultation
Sep 63237 4.3D 98+ no occultation no occultation 17:45.7    66S
Sep 9105 4.4R 94- 17:28.9    18S 17:48.8    54S 17:30.2    76N
Sep 14850 6.0R 47- 18:21.4    44S 18:14.9    74S 17:35.3    51N
Sep 151018 5.8R 36- 18:32.0    71S 18:13.5    81N no occultation
Sep 161149 4.1R 27- no occultation 18:46.9    39S 18:32.0    83S
Sep 171270 6.1R 19- 19:00.3    86N 18:34.1    58N no occultation
DateZCMagEv%lit Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
OCTOBER 
Oct 33171 3.7D 83+ no occultation no occultation 17:17.1    58S
Oct 43307 4.8D 90+ 14:50.4    81S 14:56.4    71N 15:09.5    11N
Oct 10616 5.4R 83- no occultation 15:12.8    51S 14:55.0    74N
Oct 12948 4.3R 63- 16:01.0    42N no occultation no occultation
Oct 131103 5.8R 53- 17:17.6    72S 16:58.9    83N no occultation
Oct 141233 5.7G 43- 16:13.7 graze 5N no occultation no occultation
Oct 26 2470 6.1D 16+ 09:27.4    30N no occultation no occultation
Oct 272644 6.4D 25+ no occultation 12:18.1    61S 12:16.9    68N
Oct 313237 4.3D 68+ no occultation no occultation 12:21.2    85N
NOVEMBER 
Nov 3105 4.4D 95+ no occultation 15:26.3    24S 14:39.7    87N
Nov 3105 4.4R 95+ no occultation 15:37.2    8S no occultation
Nov 141609 4.6R 31- 18:44.5    60S 18:23.4    70S 17:56.8    79S
Nov 232583 5.8D 6+ 09:18.9    77N 09:29.7    44N no occultation
DECEMBER 
Dec 4616 5.4D 99+ 11:32.7    89N 11:10.5    51N no occultation
Dec 5810 1.7D 99- 18:27.5    9S 18:17.9    -9S 17:55.5    -4S
Dec 5810 1.7R 99- no occultation 19:11.9    86N 18:53.5    85S
Dec 121678 5.8R 48- no occultation no occultation 19:42.5    69N
Dec 17 2183 5.5R 8- 18:12.4    39S 18:09.4    58S no occultation
Dec 31569 5.3D 89+ 13:32.7    27S 13:08.1    58S 12:18.3    86N
DateZCMagEv%lit Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
 
Notes on Events
Feb 21 - Antares: Daytime event in Brisbane. Disappearance at lit limb.
Apr 13 - Spica: No events in Brisbane (below horizon). Events only hours after Full Moon.
May 14 - Antares: Disappearance at lit limb.
Jul 08 - Antares: Daytime event. Reappearance at lit limb.
 
Notes on Stars
ZC 98 = 60 Psc
ZC 105 = δ Psc is double: 4.4+13.2, 113", 14.0°
ZC 146 = ε Psc is double: 5.2+5.2, 0.25", 29.0°
ZC 399 = μ Ari is multiple: 2.3, 0.047", 276.0°: 5.6, 0.052", 99.0°: 5.7+12.2, 19.2", 265.0°
ZC 440 = ε Ari is triple: 5.2+5.5, 1.40", 209.0°: 4.6+12.7, 146", 191.0°
ZC 518 = 7 Tau is triple: 6.7+6.7, 0.67", 351.8°: 5.9+9.9, 23", 55.0°
ZC 569 is double: 5.2+6.0, 0.117", 187.6°
ZC 616 = 44 Tau = IM Tau
ZC 810 = El Nath = β Tau is triple: 2.6+2.6, 0.100", 270.0°: 1.6, 33", 239.0°
ZC 850 is double: 6.2+8.2, 0.000", 0.0°
ZC 921 is double: 6.0+11.7, 9.5", 211.0°
ZC 948 = κ Aur
ZC 1018 = 53 Aur is double: 5.7+6.5, 0.187", 282.9°
ZC 1032 = 28 Gem
ZC 1103 = 53 Gem
ZC 1122 = ι Gem is double: 4.7+4.7, 0.100", 270.0°
ZC 1149 = υ Gem is double: 4.0+13.2, 46", 46.0°
ZC 1233 = ψ Cnc is multiple: 6.6+6.6, 0.100", 270.0°: 5.7+12.2, 74", 297.0°: 5.8+11.7, 92", 218.0°
ZC 1270 is double: 6.9+6.9, 0.050", 0.0°
ZC 1274 = υ 1 Cnc is double: 6.5+6.5, 0.100", 90.0°
ZC 1576 = 53 Leo
ZC 1609 = χ Leo is multiple: 4.6+11.0, 3.7", 268.0°: 4.7+9.0, 276", 305.0°: 4.7, 314", 294.0°
ZC 1678 = 89 Leo
ZC 1925 = Spica = α Vir is multiple: 1.3+4.5, 0.050", 225.0°: 1.3+7.5, 0.50", 180.0°: 0.9+12.0, 148", 32.0°
ZC 2029 = ET Vir
ZC 2134 is multiple: 5.7+7.9, 25", 306.3°: 5.9, 27", 285.0°: 5.9+13., 45", 192.0°
ZC 2157 = NSV 06931
ZC 2237 = 42 Lib
ZC 2268 = 2 Sco is triple: 5.6+5.6, 0.100", 90.0°: 4.7+7.0, 2.1", 269.0°
ZC 2273 = 3 Sco
ZC 2286 = V0913 Sco
ZC 2349 = Al Niyat = σ Sco is multiple: 3.3+5.3, 0.000", 0.0°: 3.0+5.1, 0.40", 249.0°: 2.8+8.4, 20.0", 273.0°
ZC 2366 = Antares = α Sco is double: 0.9+5.4, 2.5", 273.7°
ZC 2505 = 43 Oph
ZC 2554 = X Sag is double: 5.2+5.2, 0.050", 0.0°
ZC 2583 is double: 6.6+6.6, 0.100", 90.0°
ZC 2617 is double: 5.1+5.9, 0.26", 12.0°
ZC 2644 is double: 7.1+7.1, 0.100", 90.0°
ZC 2784 = τ Sag is double: 4.2+4.2, 0.009", 304.5°
ZC 3078 = Chow = η Cap is double: 5.0+7.2, 0.22", 198.3°
ZC 3171 = Nashira = γ Cap is double: 4.6+4.6, 0.005", 317.5°
ZC 3190 = Deneb Algedi = δ Cap is triple: 2.8+15.8, 69", 94.0°: 2.8+12.7, 119", 302.0°
ZC 3237 = ι Aqr is double: 5.2+5.2, 0.050", 0.0°
ZC 3256 is double: 6.1+9.1, 0.60", 267.0°
ZC 3268 = 42 Aqr
ZC 3307 = σ Aqr is double: 4.8+8.4, 3.7", 10.0°
ZC 3388 = 83 Aqr is triple: 5.4+5.5, 0.114", 347.7°: 5.4+7.0, 255", 149.0°
ZC 3412 = φ Aqr
ZC 3432 is double: 7.1+7.1, 0.100", 90.0°: Var = NSV 14515, 5.70 to 7.40 V

Predictions for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart

Predictions for Adelaide and Perth


Data on this page was computed with David Herald's Win OCCULT 3.6 software.

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