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, unless shown as S or X.

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 with a positive cusp angle take place at the dark limb. All events listed with a negative cusp angle take place at the bright limb (only the brightest stars or planets will be shown for bright limb events). 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.

%lit :

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

Auck/Well/Chch/Dudn :

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 Event" 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. "Graze" indicates that there is a grazing occultation close to the position and occultation times will vary dramatically over small distances or may not happen at all. Green text indicates that the event occurs at an altitude less than 15 degrees. Red text indicates that the event occurs with the sun less than 10 degrees below the horizon. Magenta indicates that both conditions are current. 

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.

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 Stars

Uranus || Duration of planetary disk occultation: predicted time +/-17.7 secs. May also be seen as graze from other locations on the east coast.

ZC 180 || 180 = zeta Piscium A || 180 is double: AB 5.2 6.3 23.7" 61.9 || 180 = NSV 15259, 5.31

ZC 181 || 180 = zeta Piscium B || 181 is triple: BC 6.3 12.2 1.9" 53.2 : BA 6.3 5.2 23.7" 241.9
      181 is a close double. Observations are highly desired || 181 = NSV 442, 6.24 to 6.32, V

ZC 527 || 527 is double: AB 6.2 13.8 36" 156.2

ZC 600 || 600 is double: AB 6.7 9.6 0.30" 91.0 || 600 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 610 || 610 is triple: ** 7.0 7.0 0.050" 358.0 : AB 6.1 9.7 4.7" 328.2 || 610 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 491). Observations are highly desired

ZC 697 || 697 = SZ Tauri || 697 = SZ Tau, 6.33 to 6.75, V, Type DCEPS, Period 3.14873 days

ZC 764 || 764 = 104 Tauri || 764 is double: AB 5.8 5.8 0.10" 9.4 || 764 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 985 || 985 is triple: AB      0.3 0.005" 80.0 : AB 6.7 11.5 3.1" 316.1 || 985 = OU Gem, 6.76, range 0.05, V, Type BY

ZC 1040 || 1040 is double: AB 6.61 8.04 0.22" 151.8 || 1040 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 1072 || 1072 is double: ** 7.0 7.0 0.030" 197.0 || 1072 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 411). Observations are highly desired
                 1072 = NP Gem, 5.89 to 6.04, V, Type LB:

ZC 1141 || 1141 is double: AB 5.5    5.6"   225.0

ZC 1210 || 1210 is double: ** 6.7 6.7 0.050" 350.0** || 1210 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1378). Observations are highly desired

ZC 1409 || 1409 = xi Leonis || 1409 is double: AB 5.3 7.2 0.006" 254.0

ZC 1549 || 1549 = 48 Leonis || 1549 is double: ** 6.0 6.0 0.10" 90.0 || 1549 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 197). Observations are highly desired
      1549 = HIP 51775, 5.07, range 0.00, 4V, Type VAR, Period 0.09302 days

ZC 1850 || 1850 is double: AB 6.4      0.007"  39.9

ZC 1962 || 1962 = NSV 6390, 5.03, range 0.01, 1V, Type VAR, Period 4.30942 days

ZC 2028 || 2028 = 96 Virginis || 2028 is double: AB 6.5     0.30" 31.0 || 2028 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 2033 || 2033 = kappa Virginis || 2033 = NSV 20060, 5.52 to 5.7, B, Type VAR:

ZC 2064 || 2064 is double: AB 6.87 7.94 1.08" 271.3 || 2064 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 2088 || 2088 is double: ** 6.2     0.014" 327.8 || 2088 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1466). Observations are highly desired

ZC 2180 || 2180 = NSV 20279, 6.75, range 0.01, 7V, Type VAR, Period 12.24890 days

ZC 2223 || 2223 is triple: Aa,Ab 4.0 4.2 0.10"3089.2 : AB 4.0 11.2 43" 157.1 || 2223 is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 2280 || 2280 is double: AB 6.6 13.7 36" 238.3 || 2280 = NSV 7351, 6.59, range 0.05, V

ZC 2372 || 2372 = phi Ophiuchi || 2372 is triple: AB 4.3 12.9 42" 37.0 : AC 4.3 11.1 120" 320.1

ZC 2495 || 2495 is triple: AB 6.34 7.56 2.31" 263.3 : AC 6.3 11.2 12.1" 137.6

ZC 2674 || 2674 = NSV 10835, 6.17 to 6.20, V

ZC 2968 || 2968 is multiple: Ba,Bb 6.16 9.14 0.48" 61.5 : Ba,Bb 6.16 9.14 0.50" 58.7 : BA 6.1 3.2 205" 87.0 : BC 6.1 8.8 397" 110.9
      2968  is a close double. Observations are highly desired

ZC 2969 || 2969 = Dabih Major = beta Capricorni || 2969 is multiple: Aa,Ab 3.1 4.9 0.09" 211.0 : AD 3.2 13.0 116" 291.7 :
                 AB 3.2 6.1 205" 267.0 : AC 3.2 8.8 226"  133.0
      2969 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
      2969 = NSV 25105, 3.05, range 0.00, 3V, Type VAR, Period 1.40657

ZC2975 || 2975 is double: ** 7.8 7.8 0.050" 20.0 || 2975 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 476). Observations are highly desired>dd>ZC 3216 || 3216 = NSV 25798, 6.81, , Type VAR:

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