Astronomical information
Astronomical, including moonrise and moonset tables, and sunrise and sunset tables
Astronomical phenomena July 2020 - June 2021
- Astronomical phenomena (PDF 429KB), 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 599KB)
Moonrise & moonset tables July 2020 - June 2021
- Auckland (PDF 426KB)
- Bluff (PDF 426KB)
- Lyttelton (PDF 426KB)
- Waitangi, Chatham Island (PDF 426KB)
- Wellington (PDF 428KB)
Sunrise & sunset tables July 2020 - June 2021
- Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, East Cape, Gisborne, Lyttleton (PDF 424KB)
- Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Cape, Picton, Puysegur Point (PDF 424KB)
- Tauranga, Timaru, (Waitangi, Chatham Islands), Wellington, Westport, Whangarei (PDF 424KB)
- True Bearing of the Sun at Sunrise and Sunset (PDF 425KB)
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:
30 June 2020