Occultation Section

Forthcoming occultations by the Moon

Limiting Magnitude +6.0

January - March 2008

Details of occultations of fainter stars for your location are available from the director on request. You can either send an e-mail or use the regular post. If you choose the latter means of communication then an SAE is required please.

Date Z.C.
No.
STAR NAME Mag Ph
Data for Greenwich
Time UT Alt Az PA
Data for Edinburgh
Time UT Alt Az PA
NOTES
14 Jan 68
51 Piscium
5.8 DD 18h 59m 39° 220° 26° 19h 05m 36° 216° Day before FIRST QUART.
22 Jan 1277
Eta Cancri
5.3 RD 18h 56m 20° 82° 298° 18h 58m 19° 82° 313° FULL MOON
24 Jan 1525
44 Leonis - DE Leonis
5.6 RD 23h 04m 33° 121° 307° 23h 01m 29° 120° 320° Waning Gibbous
25 Jan 1549
48 Leonis
5.1 RD 05h 49m 28° 243° 273° 05h 38m 29° 235° 273° Waning Gibbous
26 Jan 1635
75 Leonis
5.2 RD 02h 22m 40° 168° 335° 02h 13m 35° 162° 342° Waning Gibbous
26 Jan 1637
76 Leonis
5.9 RD 03h 43m 39° 194° 327° 03h 34m 36° 186° 330° Waning Gibbous
29 Jan 194
75 Virginis
5.5 RD 03h 32m 20° 157° 275° 03h 31m 15° 154° 279° Day before LAST QUART.
17 Feb 1117
57 Geminorum
5 DD 23h 52m 53° 238° 55° 23h 50m 52° 228° 41° Waxing Gibbous
22 Feb 1599
58 Leonis
4.8 RD 04h 25m 25° 241° 276° 04h 14m 26° 234° 276° Day after FULL
22 Feb 1685
Upsilon Leonis
4.3 RD 21h 29m 18° 115° 247° 21h 38m 15° 115° 265° Waning Gibbous
29 Feb 2383
Tau Scorpii
2.8 DB 04h 42m 162° 138° 04h 41m 159° 136° LAST QUARTER
29 Feb 2383
Tau Scorpii
2.8 RD 05h 50m 10° 177° 246° 05h 46m 174° 248° LAST QUARTER
16 Mar 1099
52 Geminorum
5.8 DD 02h 32m 11° 296° 104° 02h 27m 16° 291° 103° Waxing Gibbous
20 Mar 1637
76 Leonis
5.9 DD 19h 01m 16° 108° 158° 18h 59m 13° 106° 142° Day before FULL

NOTES ABOUT THE TABLES

KEY:

Mag Visual Magnitude.
ZC Zodiacal Catalogue number, originally much favoured by lunar occultation observers.
Ph (R)eappearance, (D)isappearance or (G)raze at (D)ark or (B)right limb of the Moon.
Alt. Altitude. The angular height of the Moon above the horizon at the time of the occultation.
Az. The angular position along the horizon measured from true north in a clockwise direction (through E. S. W back to N.)
PA Position Angle, of the event, measured in an anti-clockwise direction from the direction of the Celestial North Pole.


If you require specific data for your locality, or details of occultations involving fainter stars, please get in touch with the Director of the Occultation Section giving your geographical location. Graphical representations of each occultation will be available at the Occultation Section's web-site before the event is due to take place. This is the UK's definitive site for lunar and asteroidal occultations.

Occultation Section
Maintained by Jeff Stevens. Last modified 17th December 2007.