Astronomical information
Astronomical, including moonrise and moonset tables, and sunrise and sunset tables
Astronomical phenomena July 2022 - June 2023
- Astronomical phenomena (PDF 63KB), including details of the Earth’s orbit, solar and lunar eclipses, times when the Moon is closest and furthest from Earth (lunar perigee and apogee) and the phases of the Moon.
- Planet visibility (PDF 137KB)
Moonrise & moonset tables July 2022 - June 2023
- Auckland (PDF 49KB)
- Bluff (PDF 75KB)
- Lyttelton (PDF 49KB)
- Waitangi, Chatham Island (PDF 50KB)
- Wellington (PDF 49KB)
Sunrise & sunset tables July 2022 - June 2023
- Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, East Cape, Gisborne, Lyttleton (PDF 47KB)
- Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Cape, Picton, Puysegur Point (PDF 47KB)
- Tauranga, Timaru, (Waitangi, Chatham Islands), Wellington, Westport, Whangarei (PDF 48KB)
- True bearing of the sun at sunrise and sunset (PDF 49KB)
Source of astronomical information
All astronomical information has been prepared using software produced by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) and from data published on the Internet by the USNO and HM Nautical Almanac Office.
Last Updated:
1 July 2022