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BRIGHT STARS OCCULTED BY THE MOON:
AUSTRALIA - 2008

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 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 - 2008]

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

Table of bright star occultations during 2008 for Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin

DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
JANUARY 
Jan 11930 5.3R 38- 14:17.7    38N no event no event
Jan 2 2039 5.5R 28- 16:31.2    58S 16:21.9    70S no event
Jan 22051 5.9R 27- 18:45.8    59S 18:27.2    67S 17:59.3    49S
Jan 32157 6.1R 20- 17:41.1    4N no event no event
Jan 42273 5.9R 13- 16:55.7    33S 16:56.8    55S no event
Jan 11 3196 6.3D 9+ no event no event 11:23.1    66N
Jan 16288 5.1D 57+ 10:18.4    79S 10:15.1    77N 10:02.0    31N
Jan 241487 1.4D 95- 13:59.8   -77S 13:34.9   -85S 13:01.3   -88N
Jan 241487 1.4R 95- 15:24.0    65N 14:58.2    60N 14:16.0    68N
Jan 281884 5.2R 65- 12:31.8    47N no event no event
Jan 30 2109 6.1R 45- 17:07.7    51S 16:51.8    61S 16:25.4    42S
FEBRUARY 
Feb 12366(Antares) 1.1D 27- 16:07.2   -54N 16:06.7 -34N no event
Feb 12366(Antares) 1.1R 27- 16:48.2    27N 16:27.5    8N no event
Feb 3 2650 4.7R 12- 16:37.3    31N no event no event
Feb 42809 4.9R 6- 17:32.4    21N no event no event
Feb 12266 5.9D 31+ no event no event 12:35.5    74N
Feb 13 390 5.5D 41+ 10:09.7    37N 10:32.2 graze 1N no event
Feb 211547 3.8R100- 11:33.2    24N no event no event
Feb 241853 4.8R 88- 15:17.8    50N 14:49.7    46N 14:22.1    63N
MARCH 
Mar 2 2740 6.3R 25- 16:29.5    50S 16:28.7    70S no event
Mar 22750 2.1R 25- 17:54.9    37N no event 17:21.2    10N
Mar 32907 6.2R 16- no event 20:11.7    56S 19:52.4    68S
Mar 12 490 5.5D 27+ 10:24.9    71S 10:27.0    86S 10:09.2    88N
Mar 14810 1.7D 49+ 07:39.0    50S 07:13.4    75S 06:37.3    65N
Mar 14810 1.7R 49+ 08:52.1   -58S 08:44.1   -76S 07:59.5   -80N
Mar 151008 5.3D 61+ 10:36.3    64N 10:30.4    49N 09:46.1    45N
Mar 161170 3.6D 73+ no event 15:13.6    89S 15:03.9    80S
Mar 221815 4.7R 99- 16:56.3    76N 16:29.0    59N 15:48.9    77N
Mar 262287 2.9D 78- no event 21:44.6 graze 13.5 20:32.2   -71S
Mar 312961 5.9R 32- 15:55.9    85S 15:50.6    75N no event
DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
APRIL 
Apr 1 3105 6.1R 22- no event 18:13.3    23S 18:14.7    47S
Apr 10771 6.1D 24+ no event 09:18.8    19S no event
Apr 25 2650 4.7R 76- 18:56.9    47N no event no event
Apr 262804 5.8R 67- no event no event 18:46.7    49S
Apr 27 2921 6.0R 58- 16:47.8    73N 16:19.7    39N 15:51.4    23N
Apr 293173 5.2R 38- 16:19.0    69S 16:15.8    83N no event
MAY 
May 8885 5.6D 12+ 08:54.7    50S 08:51.7    63S no event
May 91061 6.2D 21+ no event 10:15.0    11S no event
May 101221 6.0D 32+ no event no event 12:47.6    52N
May 141652 5.4D 73+ 11:35.7    57S 11:12.9    66S 10:32.7    42S
May 232750 2.1R 88- no event 17:40.6    33S 17:10.8    75S
May 293515 6.3R 32- no event no event 17:14.0    15S
JUNE 
Jun 5994 6.6D 4+ no event 08:52.6    51S no event
Jun 6 1157 6.2G 10+ no event no event 11:17.2 graze 18N
Jun 71277 5.3D 17+ 08:13.4    48S 08:00.9    58S no event
Jun 71298 6.4D 18+ no event no event 11:51.6    57N
Jun 71299 6.3D 18+ no event no event 11:52.2    83N
Jun 81415 6.3G 28+ no event no event 12:46.3 graze 13N
Jun 91525 5.6D 38+ 12:25.3    40N no event no event
Jun 162268 4.5D 95+ 12:36.7    84S 12:19.5    72N 11:25.0    80N
Jun 16 2298 5.0D 96+ no event no event 18:39.5    72S
Jun 202834 5.0R 97- 11:57.7    89N 11:39.3    66N 11:23.2    63N
Jun 223079 4.1R 87- 11:31.1    52S 11:32.7    79S no event
DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
JULY 
Jul 81685 4.3D 32+ 09:20.7    73S 09:05.5    90S 08:23.8    73S
Jul 142366(Antares) 1.1G 87+ 12:38.5 graze -0.5 no event no event
Jul 142366(Antares) 1.1G 87+ 12:40.2 graze -1N no event no event
Jul 16 2650 4.7D 97+ 11:55.2    85S 11:44.7    65N 11:10.2    48N
Jul 172809 4.9D 99+ no event 14:20.3    44S 13:27.1    86S
Jul 25288 5.1R 50- 19:08.5    26S 19:18.8    63S 18:44.8    55N
Jul 27569 5.3R 28- 16:30.4    54S 16:29.9    89N no event
Jul 27579 6.4R 27- no event 17:46.6    49S 17:42.5    78N
Jul 28 756 6.6R 17- no event no event 20:19.4    49S
AUGUST 
Aug 41637 5.9D 10+ 09:43.3    36N no event no event
Aug 61845 6.5D 26+ 09:17.7    88S 09:09.1    66N no event
Aug 71967 5.6D 37+ no event 13:05.2    79N 13:11.6    35N
Aug 102312 5.4D 64+ 09:47.3    31S 09:05.3    65S 08:13.6    62S
Aug 132750 2.1D 89+ no event no event 11:48.7    68S
Aug 22 390 5.5R 63- 19:30.8    57N 18:53.8 graze 11N no event
Aug 23518 6.0R 53- no event no event 15:50.1    34S
Aug 23529 6.1R 52- no event 19:38.6    1S 19:40.2    67S
Aug 25885 5.6R 29- no event no event 20:41.8    66S
SEPTEMBER 
Sep 62263 4.6D 39+ no event no event 10:05.8    55S
Sep 62268 4.5D 39+ 11:51.6    89S 11:56.6    56N 12:21.4 graze -13N
Sep 62273 5.9D 39+ 12:21.6    71N 12:35.8    33N no event
Sep 72366(Antares) 1.1D 46+ 01:13.4    49S no event no event
Sep 72366(Antares) 1.1R 46+ 02:04.4   -66S 01:56.9   -78S no event
Sep 102834 5.0D 76+ 10:19.6    86S 10:13.8    58N 10:18.6 graze -8N
Sep 123079 4.1D 90+ 08:42.4    45S 08:20.1    83S 08:03.0    78N
Sep 123108 5.3D 92+ 16:30.8    36N no event no event
Sep 18337 5.6R 86- 16:04.4    88N 15:47.6    52N no event
Sep 19 490 5.5R 76- no event 20:14.1    77N 19:33.7    53N
Sep 23 1157 6.2R 32- no event no event 20:00.0    65S
Sep 23 1155 6.4R 32- no event 20:03.1    63S 19:27.4    86S
Sep 241277 5.3R 22- no event 17:52.3    43S no event
DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA
OCTOBER 
Oct 42366(Antares) 1.1D 24+ no event 12:23.9    71S 12:25.2    61N
Oct 15288 5.1R 99- 15:57.9    55S 16:09.5    86S 15:41.0    51N
Oct 201117 5.0R 57- 20:53.4    75N 20:37.6    66N 19:51.3    70N
NOVEMBER 
Nov 42872 6.4D 33+ no event no event 10:26.9    53S
Nov 63108 5.3D 52+ 09:22.1    55N 09:45.9    13N no event
Nov 93494 4.5D 81+ no event no event 10:37.1    75S
Nov 93501 5.0D 82+ 15:26.7    23N no event no event
Nov 11221 3.8D 96+ 15:38.4    43S 15:27.4    73S 14:57.9    73N
Nov 11 221 3.8R 96+ 15:49.9 graze 14.5 16:28.1   -42S 16:19.6   -65S
Nov 15890 4.6R 91- no event 19:05.8    64N 18:33.1    67N
Nov 211652 5.4R 31- 15:22.0    56N no event no event
Nov 282366(Antares) 1.1D 0+ 00:11.1    80S no event no event
Nov 282366(Antares) 1.1R 0+ 01:08.8    5S no event no event
DECEMBER 
Dec 43188 5.6D 35+ 09:23.2    38N no event no event
Dec 9288 5.1D 86+ no event 13:31.0 graze 10S 12:24.3    72S
Dec 11616 5.4D 98+ no event 17:32.9    50N 17:18.3    52N
Dec 222051 5.9R 19- 15:57.6    76S no event no event
Dec 29Jupiter -1.8D 3+ Moon Set Moon Set 10:42.6    38N
DateZCMagEv% Brisbane   CA Townsville   CA Darwin   CA


Notes on Stars

ZC 221 is double: 3.8 7.5 0.54" 52.4 || 221 = NSV 00532, 3.59 to 3.65V
ZC 266 is double: 6.5 6.5 0.050" 350.0
ZC 288 is double: 5.4 6.4 0.050" 270.0
ZC 337 is double: 6.5 6.5 0.050" 350.0
ZC 518 is triple: 6.7 6.8 0.68" 350.7 : 5.9 9.9 22.5" 54.1 || 518 = NSV 01192, 5.92 to 5.96V
ZC 529 is triple: 6.3 8.3 350.0 : 6.1 10.9 74" 356.8
ZC 569 is double: 5.2 6.0 0.19" 193.6
ZC 579 = NSV 01391, 6.34 to 7.84V
ZC 616 = IM Tau, 5.37 to 5.58V, Type DSCT, Period 0.145067 days, Phase 48 %
ZC 638 is double: 5.1 7.5 48" 257.3
ZC 771 is triple: 6.1 9.1 0.22" 350.0 : 5.9 8.6 12.5" 23.7 || 771 = V1156 Tau, 6.00 to 6.10Hp, Type E:
ZC 810 is triple: 2.6 2.6 0.10" 270.0 : 1.6 33" 239.0
ZC 885 is double: 5.6 11.6 15.3" 230.3
ZC 890 is double: 4.8 6.3 0.050" 270.0 || 890 = NSV 02696, 4.50 to 4.61V
ZC 994 is double: 6.8 7.7 0.003" 269.0
ZC 1008 = 49 Aurigae || 1008 = NSV 03032, 5.05 to 5.27V
ZC 1061 = 39 Geminorum || 1061 is triple: 6.1 0.50" 158.0 : 6.1 12.1 32" 67.5 || 1061 = NSV 17256, 6.10, range 0.02 to ( 0.02V, Type VAR:
ZC 1117 = 57 Geminorum || 1117 is double: 5.9 5.9 0.10" 90.0
ZC 1170 = κ Geminorum || 1170 is double: 3.7 8.2 6.9" 242.2
ZC 1221 = 9 Cancri = BL Cnc. || 1221 is double: 5.9 10.0 0.44" 110.0 || 1221 = BL Cnc, 5.97 to 6.04V, Type LB
ZC 1277 = η Cancri
ZC 1298 is quadruple: 6.4 10.4 20.9" 55.1 : 6.4 7.7 64" 343.1 : 6.4 9.4 83" 42.9
ZC 1299 = ε Cancri || 1299 is double: 6.3 7.4 137" 250.9
ZC 1415 = 7 Leonis || 1415 is double: 6.3 9.5 41" 83.4
ZC 1487 = Regulus = α Leonis || 1487 is triple: 1.4 8.1 175" 308.1 : 1.3 217" 274.0
ZC 1516 = NSV 18388, 6.72 to 6.81Hp, Type IB
ZC 1525 = 44 Leonis (DE) || 1525 = DE Leo, 5.60, range 0.07 to ( 0.07V, Type SRB:
ZC 1547 = ρ Leonis || 1547 is double: 3.8 0.10" 134.8 || 1547 = rho Leo, 3.83 to 3.90V, Type ACYG
ZC 1637 = 76 Leonis
ZC 1652 = 79 Leonis || 1652 is double: 5.9 6.5 0.003" 155.0
ZC 1685 = υ Leonis || 1685 is double: 4.5 9.0 0.10" 195.0
ZC 1815 = χ Virginis || 1815 is multiple: 4.8 8.8 0.10" 214.0 : 4.7 9.1 175" 134.8 : 4.7 10.4 228" 107.8 : 4.7 8.9 321" 331.2
ZC 1845 is triple: 6.5 9.8 28.3" 296.9 : 6.5 10.9 141" 213.0 || 1845 = NSV 05994, 6.41, range 0.07 to ( 0.07V
ZC 1853 = ψ Virginis || 1853 is double: 5.0 8.3 0.040" 110.0 || 1853 = psi Vir, 4.73 to 4.96V, Type LB
ZC 1884 = 49 Virginis
ZC 1930 = 68 Virginis || 1930 is double: 6.4 6.4 0.10" 90.0 || 1930 = NSV 06244, 5.20 to 5.28V
ZC 1967 = 83 Virginis
ZC 1970 = 85 Virginis || 1970 is quadruple: 6.5 8.2 0.039" 149.0 : 6.5 8.4 0.061" 329.0 : 6.2 11.7 44" 313.6
ZC 2045 is double: 6.2 10.3 0.70" 99.0
ZC 2051 = CS Vir, 5.84 to 5.95V, Type ACV, Period 9.2954 days, Phase 38 %, Risetime = 4.6 days
ZC 2157 = NSV 06931, 6.17, range 0.09 to ( 0.09V
ZC 2263 = 1 Scorpii || 2263 is double: 5.6 5.6 0.050" 350.0
ZC 2268 = 2 Scorpii || 2268 is triple: 5.6 5.6 0.10" 90.0 : 4.7 7.1 2.0" 267.9
ZC 2273 = 3 Scorpii (V927) || 2273 = V0927 Sco, 5.8, range 0.03 to ( 0.03V, Type SXARI, Period 1.45937 days, Phase 69 %
ZC 2287 = π Scorpii || 2287 is triple: 9.6" 177.5 : 2.9 11.9 49" 127.7 || 2287 = pi Sco, 2.82 to 2.85Hp, Type EB
ZC 2312 = NSV 20513, 5.40 to 5.44Hp
ZC 2366 = Antares = α Scorpii || 2366 is double: 1.0 5.4 2.5" 273.7 || 2366 = alf Sco, 0.88 to 1.16V, Type LC
ZC 2750 = Nunki = σ Sagittarii || 2750 is triple: 2.9 2.9 0.10" 90.0 : 2.0 9.5 309" 244.0
ZC 2804 is double: 5.8 4.0" 42.0
ZC 2809 = ψ Sagittarii || 2809 is double: 5.5 5.7 0.15" 110.8
ZC 2834 = χ Sagittarii || 2834 is double: 5.8 5.8 0.09" 81.3
ZC 2872 = 53 Sagittarii || 2872 is double: 6.3 7.0 0.066" 343.8
ZC 2907 is double: 6.2 10.3 42" 20.0
ZC 2961 = 4 Capricorni
ZC 3079 = Tsin = θ Capricorni
ZC 3108 = 29 Capricorni
ZC 3173 = 42 Capricorni || 3173 is double: 5.5 7.5 350.0 || 3173 = BY Cap, 5.13 to 5.18V, Type RS
ZC 3188 = λ Capricorni
ZC 3362 is double: 6.1 7.8 0.8" 323.3 || 3362 = NSV 14360, 7.6V
ZC 3494 = λ Piscium
ZC 3501 = TX Piscium = 19 Piscium || 3501 = TX Psc, 4.79 to 5.20V, Type LB
ZC 3512 = 22 Piscium
ZC 3515 = 25 Piscium || 3515 is double: 7.0 7.0 0.050" 350.0


Predictions for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart

Predictions for Adelaide and Perth



Data on this page was computed with David Herald's Win OCCULT 4 software.

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