Occultation of Mars Magnitude 1.3 Date 2009 Jan 25 Moon: % illumination = 1-, Solar elongation = 14 Disappearance U.T. Sun Moon CA PA WA a b Location h m s Alt Alt Az o o o m/o m/o Alexandra 3 4 17 53 46 285 -45N 32 40 +0.3 +2.9 Ardmore 3 29 5 48 38 269 -36N 23 31 -0.2 +3.1 Auckland 3 29 12 48 38 269 -36N 22 30 -0.2 +3.1 Chatham Island 3 10 4 48 41 277 -54N 40 48 +0.3 +2.6 Christchurch 3 10 1 51 43 280 -47N 33 41 +0.2 +2.8 Dunedin 3 2 30 52 46 286 -48N 35 43 +0.3 +2.8 Gisborne 3 24 1 46 37 269 -46N 32 40 +0.0 +2.8 Glentanner 3 8 19 52 45 282 -44N 30 38 +0.2 +3.0 Hamilton 3 26 31 48 39 270 -39N 26 33 -0.1 +3.0 Hastings 3 21 18 47 38 271 -46N 32 40 +0.0 +2.8 Hokitika 3 12 1 52 44 280 -43N 29 37 +0.1 +3.0 Invercargill 3 0 26 53 47 288 -46N 33 41 +0.3 +2.9 Kaitaia 3 36 12 48 38 267 -27N 14 21 -0.6 +3.5 Kerikeri 3 35 13 48 38 267 -29N 16 23 -0.5 +3.4 Manapouri 3 2 53 54 48 287 -43N 30 37 +0.3 +3.0 Masterton 3 17 33 48 40 274 -47N 33 41 +0.1 +2.8 Mount Cook 3 8 45 52 45 282 -43N 30 38 +0.2 +3.0 Nelson 3 16 27 50 42 276 -43N 30 37 +0.1 +2.9 New Plymouth 3 23 13 49 40 272 -40N 26 34 -0.1 +3.0 Oamaru 3 5 28 52 45 283 -48N 34 42 +0.3 +2.8 Ohakea 3 19 42 48 40 273 -45N 31 39 +0.0 +2.8 Palmerston North 3 19 23 48 40 273 -45N 32 39 +0.0 +2.8 Paraparaumu 3 17 41 49 40 274 -46N 32 40 +0.1 +2.8 Pukaki 3 7 21 52 45 283 -45N 31 39 +0.2 +3.0 Queenstown International 3 4 41 53 47 285 -44N 30 38 +0.3 +3.0 Rotorua 3 25 41 47 38 270 -42N 28 36 -0.1 +2.9 Taupo 3 23 53 47 39 270 -43N 29 37 -0.1 +2.9 Tauranga 3 26 58 47 38 269 -40N 27 34 -0.1 +2.9 Timaru 3 7 23 51 45 282 -46N 33 41 +0.2 +2.9 Waiouru 3 21 52 48 39 272 -44N 30 38 +0.0 +2.9 Wairoa 3 23 4 46 38 270 -46N 32 40 +0.0 +2.8 Wanaka 3 5 42 53 46 284 -44N 31 38 +0.2 +3.0 Wanganui 3 20 24 48 40 273 -43N 30 38 +0.0 +2.9 Wellington 3 16 28 49 41 275 -46N 33 40 +0.1 +2.8 Westport 3 15 0 51 43 278 -41N 28 35 +0.1 +3.0 Whakatane 3 26 10 47 37 269 -42N 29 36 -0.1 +2.9 Whangarei 3 33 19 48 38 268 -32N 18 26 -0.4 +3.3 Whenuapai 3 29 56 48 38 269 -35N 21 29 -0.3 +3.2 Wigram 3 9 51 51 43 280 -47N 34 41 +0.2 +2.8 Woodbourne 3 15 51 50 42 276 -45N 31 39 +0.1 +2.9 Reappearance U.T. Sun Moon CA PA WA a b Location h m s Alt Alt Az o o o m/o m/o Alexandra 4 7 44 43 35 272 70N 277 285 +1.0 +1.4 Ardmore 4 23 7 37 28 261 62N 284 292 +0.9 +1.0 Auckland 4 22 58 37 28 262 62N 285 293 +0.9 +1.0 Chatham Island 4 15 10 37 29 265 78N 269 277 +0.5 +1.6 Christchurch 4 12 58 40 32 268 72N 275 283 +0.8 +1.4 Dunedin 4 7 23 42 35 272 72N 274 282 +0.9 +1.5 Gisborne 4 23 24 34 25 261 71N 276 284 +0.6 +1.3 Glentanner 4 10 19 42 34 271 69N 278 286 +1.0 +1.4 Hamilton 4 22 32 37 28 262 65N 282 290 +0.8 +1.1 Hastings 4 21 22 36 27 262 71N 276 284 +0.6 +1.3 Hokitika 4 12 44 41 33 269 68N 279 287 +1.0 +1.3 Invercargill 4 4 56 43 36 275 71N 276 284 +1.0 +1.5 Kaitaia 4 22 57 39 29 261 54N 293 301 +1.3 +0.6 Kerikeri 4 23 33 38 28 261 56N 291 299 +1.2 +0.7 Manapouri 4 5 33 44 37 274 68N 279 287 +1.1 +1.4 Masterton 4 18 49 37 28 264 71N 275 283 +0.7 +1.4 Mount Cook 4 10 32 42 34 270 68N 278 286 +1.0 +1.4 Nelson 4 16 36 39 31 266 68N 278 286 +0.8 +1.3 New Plymouth 4 20 15 38 29 263 65N 281 289 +0.9 +1.1 Oamaru 4 9 35 41 34 271 72N 275 283 +0.8 +1.5 Ohakea 4 19 43 37 28 263 70N 277 285 +0.7 +1.3 Palmerston North 4 19 43 37 28 263 70N 276 284 +0.7 +1.3 Paraparaumu 4 18 29 38 29 264 70N 276 284 +0.7 +1.3 Pukaki 4 9 51 42 34 271 69N 277 285 +0.9 +1.4 Queenstown International 4 7 24 43 36 273 69N 278 286 +1.0 +1.4 Rotorua 4 23 0 36 27 261 67N 280 288 +0.7 +1.2 Taupo 4 22 7 36 27 262 68N 279 287 +0.7 +1.2 Tauranga 4 23 25 36 27 261 66N 281 289 +0.8 +1.1 Timaru 4 10 42 41 33 270 71N 276 284 +0.9 +1.4 Waiouru 4 20 56 37 28 263 69N 278 286 +0.7 +1.3 Wairoa 4 22 36 35 26 261 70N 276 284 +0.6 +1.3 Wanaka 4 8 18 43 35 272 69N 278 286 +1.0 +1.4 Wanganui 4 19 46 37 29 263 69N 278 286 +0.8 +1.3 Wellington 4 17 45 38 29 265 71N 276 284 +0.7 +1.4 Westport 4 14 32 41 32 267 67N 280 288 +1.0 +1.3 Weydon 3 5 24 29 31 312 70S 237 245 +0.2 +1.8 Whakatane 4 23 39 35 26 261 67N 279 287 +0.7 +1.2 Whangarei 4 23 40 37 28 261 58N 289 297 +1.1 +0.8 Whenuapai 4 23 1 37 28 262 61N 286 294 +1.0 +0.9 Wigram 4 12 53 40 32 268 72N 275 283 +0.8 +1.4 Woodbourne 4 16 49 39 30 265 70N 277 285 +0.8 +1.3 Sun Alt the altitude of the sun. The field is blank if the sun is lower than -12 deg. (Nautical twilight) Moon Alt the altitude of the moon Moon Az the azimuth of the moon CA Cusp Angle - the angle of the event around the limb of the moon, measured from the nearest cusp. -'ve values indicate a bright limb event. The cusps are usually N (north) or S (south), but near full moon can be E (East) or W (west). If a lunar eclipse is in progress, CA gives is the % distance from the centre of the umbra, and is followed by a 'U'. Values up to 103% are possible. Where an event occurs more than 103% of the umbral radius, the usual Cusp Angle value is displayed. PA Position Angle - the angle of the event around the limb of the moon, measured from true north VA Vertex Angle - the angle of the event around the limb of the moon measured anticlockwise from the vertex of the lunar limb - i.e. the point on the limb highest from the horizon A coefficient for correcting the prediction for changes in site location. The units are minutes of time per degree (or seconds of time per minute of arc). The correction to the prediction for a change in site, in seconds of time, is found by multiplying A by the change in site longitude (+'ve for changes towards the East) from the prediction site. B same as for A, but for changes in latitude (+'ve to the north). Data generated with software WinOccult (C)