Astronomical information
Astronomical, including moonrise and moonset tables, and sunrise and sunset tables
Astronomical phenomena July 2018 - June 2019
- Astronomical phenomena (PDF 53KB), 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 172KB)
Moonrise & moonset tables July 2018 - June 2019
- Auckland(PDF 181KB)
- Bluff (PDF 184KB)
- Lyttelton(PDF 189KB)
- Waitangi, Chatham Island(PDF 193KB)
- Wellington(PDF 199KB)
Sunrise & sunset tables July 2018 - June 2019
- Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, East Cape, Gisborne, Lyttleton(PDF 127KB)
- Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Cape, Picton, Puysegur Point(PDF 128KB)
- Tauranga, Timaru, (Waitangi, Chatham Islands), Wellington, Westport, Whangarei(PDF 131KB)
- True Bearing of the Sun at Sunrise and Sunset(PDF 75KB)
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:
2 July 2018