Date :

Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time.

• In Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, add 10 hours to UT to get Australian Eastern Standard Time, or 11 hours to get Australian Eastern Daylight Time (before March 25, after October 28).
• In Hobart, add 10 hours to UT to get Australian Eastern Standard Time, or 11 hours to get Australian Eastern Daylight Time (before March 25, after October 7).

• Note that depending on which local time system you are subject to, events may occur after local midnight in the predawn of the following day.

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 than 15 degrees.  Red indicates that the event occurs with the Sun less 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 - 2007]

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.

If you need help consult the following:

Notes on Events

Apr 7 - Antares: Disappearance at unlit limb, reappearance at unlit limb.

May 4 - Antares: Hobart only. Disappearance at lit limb, reappearance at unlit limb.

Jun 28 - Antares: Disappearance at unlit limb, reappearance at lit limb.

Jul 25 - Antares: Disappearance at unlit limb, reappearance at lit limb. Low altitude event.

Nov 30 - Regulus: Sydney/Canberra only. Day time event. Disappearance at lit limb, reappearance at unlit limb.

 

Notes on Stars

ZC 311 is double: 6.6+9.0, 0.030", 287.0°

ZC 337 = θ Arietis is double: 6.5,6.5, 0.050", 0.0°

ZC 490 = 64 Arietis

ZC 638 = φ Tauri is double: 5.0+7.5, 49", 256.0°

ZC 810 = El Nath = β Tauri is triple: 2.6+2.6, 0.100", 270.0°: 1.6, 33", 239.0°

ZC 948 = κ Aurigae

ZC 1022 is double: 6.2+7.8, 0.90", 35.0°

ZC 1093 is triple: 7.2+7.3, 1.06", 310.5°: 6.4+12.3, 14.1", 88.0°

ZC 1108 is double: 7.7+7.7, 0.100", 90.0°

ZC 1149 = υ Geminorum is double: 4.0+13.2, 46", 46.0°

ZC 1169 = 76 Geminorum: Var = NSV 03703, 5.28 to 5.32 V

ZC 1308 = Asellus Borealis = Gamma Cancri is triple: 4.7+12.4, 103" 258.0°: 4.6+8.7, 114" 67.0°

ZC 1418 = 8 Leonis is double: 6.7+6.7, 0.100", 90.0°

ZC 1487 = Regulus = α Leonis is triple: 1.3+8.1, 175", 308.0°: 1.3, 217", 274.0°

ZC 1493 is double: 6.4+7.3, 0.021", 262.5°

ZC 1547 = ρ Leonis is double: 3.8, 0.100", 86.0°

ZC 1663 = τ Leonis is triple: 5.0+7.4, 90", 180.0°: 5.2+10.0, 765", 92.0°

ZC 1716 = IQ Vir

ZC 1768 is double: 7.0+6.5, 19.8", 16.0°

ZC 1884 = 49 Virginis

ZC 1888 = 50 Virginis

ZC 1930 = 68 Virginis is double: 6.4+6.4, 0.100", 90.0°

ZC 2051 = CS Vir

ZC 2157 = NSV 06931, 6.17 +/- 0.09 V

ZC 2229 is double: 8.0+10.9, 0.70", 82.0°

ZC 2268 = 2 Scorpii is triple: 5.6+5.6, 0.100", 90.0°: 4.7+7.0, 2.1", 269.0°

ZC 2273 = 3 Scorpii (V927)

ZC 2286 = V0913 Sco

ZC 2366 = Antares = α Scorpii is double: 0.9+5.4, 2.5", 273.7°

ZC 2505 = 43 Ophiuchi

ZC 2554 = X Sagittarii is double: 5.2+5.2, 0.050", 0.0°

ZC 2583 is double: 6.6+6.6, 0.100", 90.0°

ZC 2601 is triple: 6.6+9.1, 0.200", 212.0°: 6.7+13.0, 8.9", 27.0°

ZC 2644 is double: 7.1+7.1, 0.100", 90.0°

ZC 2721 = φ Sagittarii is double: 4.1+4.1, 0.130", 27.0°

ZC 2864 = 52 Sagittarii is double: 4.7+9.2, 2.7", 171.0°

ZC 3113 = 30 Capricorni is double: 6.1+6.1, 0.100", 87.0°

ZC 3126 = Tae = ι Capricorni

ZC 3206 = Kuh = μ Capricorni

ZC 3253 = 38 Aquarii

ZC 3301 is double: 8.6+11.5, 9.0", 291.0°

ZC 3380 is double: 7.0+7.0, 0.100" 90.0°

ZC 3416 is double: 6.4+6.4, 0.050", 0.0°

ZC 3494 = λ Piscium

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