Astronomical information
Astronomical, including moonrise and moonset tables, and sunrise and sunset tables
Astronomical phenomena July 2019 - June 2020
- Astronomical phenomena (PDF 34KB), 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 210KB)
Moonrise & moonset tables July 2019 - June 2020
- Auckland (PDF 32KB)
- Bluff (PDF 32KB)
- Lyttelton (PDF 31KB)
- Waitangi, Chatham Island (PDF 32KB)
- Wellington (PDF 33KB)
Sunrise & sunset tables July 2019 - June 2020
- Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, East Cape, Gisborne, Lyttleton (PDF 29KB)
- Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Cape, Picton, Puysegur Point (PDF 29KB)
- Tauranga, Timaru, (Waitangi, Chatham Islands), Wellington, Westport, Whangarei (PDF 29KB)
- True Bearing of the Sun at Sunrise and Sunset (PDF 31KB)
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 2019