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Calculate Almanac Data
Watch Date/Time in Ship's Time Watch
Year Month Day Hour Minute Second Correction
` 2018 09 22 12 00 00 (secs) -F/+S
0
Equation GHA of SHA of GHA of Declination of GMT: Sat
Body of Time Aries Sun. Sun. Sun. >> Ship's Time: Sat
Sun. +07m 20s 241° 27.8' 180° 22.2' 061° 50.0' N00° 09.6'

Calculate Apparent Position

Assumed Assumed Unidentified body?
Latitude Longitude POLLUX.
Degs 40 060 Arc between Su
Mins 00.0 00.0 LHA of LHA of Computed Computed
N/S, E/W n w Aries Sun. Azimuth (Zn) Altitude (Hc)
N40° 00.0' W060° 00.0' 181° 27.8' 001° 50.0' 182.9° 50° 07.5'
Sun. Upper M
See separat
Sextant Altitude Corrections
(Hs) Sextant (IC) Index (HoE) Temperature Pressure Limb (U/L/C for
Reading Correction Height of Eye (std = 10°C) (std = 1010 hPa) ☉, ☽ & planets. Horizontal
Degs 49 (Off Arc +ve) Metres Celsius hPa Any for stars.) Parallax (')
Mins 55.3 0.0 3.0 25 1010.00 L 0.1
49° 55.3' 49° 55.3' 49° 52.3' 49° 51.5' 49° 51.5'

Azimuth Intercept
182.9° 0.0nm

Ensure ALL input fields correct before using result. V1.15 22 September 2018

ADVANCE THIS LINE OF POSITION TO TIME OF FIX

=====FIX TIME (SHIP'S TIME)===== COG SOG Distance Advanced Advanced

Hour Minute Second (Degs T) (Knots) (nm) Ass. Lat. Ass. Long.
21 00 00 060 6.0 54.0 N40° 27.0' W058° 59.0'

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anac data.

Time Zone Daylight Saving

+E/-W (Hours)
-4.0 0
GMT: Sat 22 Sep 2018 16:00:00
me: Sat 22 Sep 2018 12:00:00
Sunrise 05:48
Mer Pas 11:54
Sunset 18:00

Bearing (°T) Altitude (°)

270 45
278 36
ween Sun. and POLLUX. is 66°

Upper Meridian Passage Sight?

separate 'Mer. Passage' page.

Semi-
Diameter (') Observed
15.9 Altitude (Ho)
50° 07.5' 50° 07.5'

Azimuth Intercept (nm)

182.9° 0.0

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Body Magnitude Azimuth Altitude(°) "2" "3" "4" SIGHT PLANNE
Kochab 2.1 017 51 -166 -166 -166 The listed body azimuths and alti
Alioth 1.8 023 72 -160 -160 -160 GMT:
DENEB 1.2 033 07 -150 -150 -150 >> SHIP's TIME:
Eltanin 2.2 047 31 -136 -136 -136 Latitude
Alkaid 1.9 054 70 -128 -128 -128 Longitude
VEGA 0.0 055 19 -128 -128 -128 Reference Body
Rasalhague 2.1 085 14 -098 -098 -098
Alphecca 2.2 091 45 -092 -092 -092 Visit Home Page to change Refer
Sabik. 2.4 111 00 -072 -072 -072 Faint text indicates poor body alti
ARCTURUS -0.1 117 55 -066 -066 -066
ANTARES. 1.0 125 -01 -058 -058 -058 Daylight! Sun's altitude is 50°.
Jupiter. -1.8 133 18 -050 -050 -050 Observation
Zuben'ubi. 2.6 137 22 -046 -046 -046 Windows
Venus. -4.7 147 23 -036 -036 -036
SPICA. 1.0 156 35 -027 -027 -027 Columns headed "2", "3" & "4" sh
Menkent 2.1 156 09 -027 -027 -027 Column "2" for a two body fix. On
Gienah 2.5 177 32 -006 -006 -006 Column "3" for a three body fix. O
Mercury. -1.5 180 51 -003 -003 -003 Column "4" for a four body fix. On
Sun. 183 50 000 000 000 Please read Astron User Notes S
Denebola. 2.1 189 64 006 006 006
Alphard 2.0 226 29 043 043 043 You can change the parameters b
REGULUS. 1.4 231 52 048 048 048 Daylight Indication
PROCYON 0.4 258 21 076 076 076 Below Horizon
BETELGEUSE 0.6 277 03 094 094 094 Minimum good altitude
POLLUX. 1.1 278 36 096 096 096 Maximum good altitude
Elnath 1.7 298 11 115 115 115 Two body range
CAPELLA 0.1 313 21 131 131 131 Three body range
Mirfak 1.8 330 10 147 147 147 Four body range
Dubhe 1.8 342 66 159 159 159
Schedar 2.2 355 07 172 172 172
Polaris 2.0 359 40 177 177 177
Markab 2.5 017 -33 -166 -166 -166 Set "Below Horizon" to -90 to sho
Enif 2.4 041 -30 -142 -142 -142 Columns A, C & D are repeated i
Moon 94% 049 -54 -134 -134 -134
FOMALHAUT. 1.2 058 -73 -125 -125 -125
ALTAIR. 0.8 066 -14 -117 -117 -117
Mars. -1.5 088 -41 -095 -095 -095
Nunki. 2.1 104 -26 -079 -079 -079
Saturn. 0.5 (1.1) 107 -16 -076 -076 -076
Kaus Aust 1.8 115 -25 -068 -068 -068
Al Na'ir 1.7 118 -68 -065 -065 -065
Shaula 1.6 124 -18 -059 -059 -059
Peacock 1.9 134 -51 -049 -049 -049
Atria 1.9 157 -31 -026 -026 -026
RIGIL KENT -0.3 162 -16 -021 -021 -021
HADAR 0.6 165 -13 -017 -017 -017
Gacrux 1.6 176 -07 -006 -006 -006
ACRUX 0.8 177 -13 -005 -005 -005
Miaplacidus 1.7 195 -24 012 012 012
Avior 1.9 206 -20 024 024 024
Suhail 2.2 210 -03 028 028 028
ACHERNAR 0.5 213 -67 031 031 031
CANOPUS -0.7 223 -28 040 040 040
ADHARA 1.5 239 -09 057 057 057
Ankaa 2.4 240 -85 057 057 057
SIRIUS -1.5 251 -03 068 068 068
Acamar 2.9 255 -57 072 072 072
RIGEL 0.1 272 -15 089 089 089
Alnilam 1.7 274 -06 091 091 091
Bellatrix 1.6 281 -03 098 098 098
ALDEBARAN. 0.9 297 -05 114 114 114
Menkar. 2.5 306 -30 124 124 124
Hamal. 2.0 330 -20 147 147 147
Diphda 2.0 337 -66 154 154 154
Alpheratz 2.1 359 -21 176 176 176
IGHT PLANNER
e listed body azimuths and altitudes are only valid for:
Sat 22 Sep 2018 16:00:00
Sat 22 Sep 2018 12:00:00
N40° 00.0'
W060° 00.0'
ference Body Sun. Azimuth 182.9° Altitude 50° 07.5'

it Home Page to change Reference Body, date, time or assumed position.

nt text indicates poor body altitude

ylight! Sun's altitude is 50°.

AM 05:05 to 05:37
PM 18:11 to 18:43

umns headed "2", "3" & "4" show angles from the reference body azimuth. (Positive clockwise).
umn "2" for a two body fix. Only shows bodies with an azimuth difference around +/- 90 degrees.
umn "3" for a three body fix. Only shows bodies with an azimuth difference around +/- 60/120 degrees.
umn "4" for a four body fix. Only shows bodies with an azimuth difference around +/- 45/90/135 degrees.
ase read Astron User Notes Section 15 for more detail.

u can change the parameters below to alter the above colour or format indicators.
ylight Indication -0.6 Triggered if sun's true altitude greater than this. Suggest -0.6
-0.6 Unlisted if body's true altitude less than this. Suggest -0.6
imum good altitude 20 Faint text if below this altitude. Suggest 20.
ximum good altitude 70 Faint text if above this altitude. Suggest 70.
o body range 20 Only show if within this number of degrees of +/- 90. Suggest 20.
ee body range 15 Only show if within this number of degrees of +/- 60/120. Suggest 15.
ur body range 10 Only show if within this number of degrees of +/- 45/90/135. Suggest 10.

"Below Horizon" to -90 to show all bodies.

umns A, C & D are repeated in greater accuracy if you scroll right.
Body Azimuth Altitude(°)
Kochab 016.6 050° 55.0'
Alioth 022.9 072° 12.3'
DENEB 033.3 006° 47.0'
Eltanin 046.8 031° 25.4'
Alkaid 054.5 069° 42.8'
VEGA 054.6 018° 41.6'
Rasalhague 085.0 013° 44.4'
Alphecca 090.6 044° 55.2'
Sabik. 110.7 -000° 03.4'
ARCTURUS 117.1 055° 03.3'
ANTARES. 125.0 -000° 32.5'
Jupiter. 132.8 018° 07.1'
Zuben'ubi. 136.7 021° 52.9'
Venus. 147.2 023° 16.7'
SPICA. 155.6 035° 28.0'
Menkent 155.6 008° 34.2'
Gienah 176.9 032° 18.1'
Mercury. 180.1 050° 53.7'
Sun. 182.9 050° 07.5'
Denebola. 188.9 064° 14.1'
Alphard 225.9 029° 12.2'
REGULUS. 230.6 051° 55.0'
PROCYON 258.4 021° 18.7'
BETELGEUSE 277.2 002° 54.7'
POLLUX. 278.4 036° 05.2'
Elnath 298.0 011° 17.4'
CAPELLA 313.4 020° 37.8'
Mirfak 330.0 010° 03.1'
Dubhe 341.8 066° 26.2'
Schedar 355.1 006° 56.0'
Polaris 359.4 039° 30.7'
Markab 017.4 -032° 56.8'
Enif 041.1 -030° 21.5'
Moon 048.7 -054° 10.8'
FOMALHAUT. 057.9 -072° 43.6'
ALTAIR. 065.6 -013° 44.3'
Mars. 087.8 -041° 18.2'
Nunki. 103.7 -025° 46.4'
Saturn. 106.9 -015° 30.2'
Kaus Aust 115.2 -024° 37.8'
Al Na'ir 117.8 -067° 55.2'
Shaula 123.9 -017° 47.3'
Peacock 134.2 -051° 17.7'
Atria 156.8 -030° 48.1'
RIGIL KENT 161.6 -015° 44.3'
HADAR 165.4 -013° 23.4'
Gacrux 176.4 -007° 22.4'
ACRUX 177.5 -013° 17.5'
Miaplacidus 195.0 -024° 12.5'
Avior 206.4 -019° 37.3'
Suhail 210.5 -002° 34.2'
ACHERNAR 213.5 -067° 14.4'
CANOPUS 223.3 -028° 17.2'
ADHARA 239.5 -009° 00.6'
Ankaa 239.6 -085° 24.8'
SIRIUS 250.8 -003° 17.6'
Acamar 255.3 -057° 14.2'
RIGEL 271.8 -014° 53.3'
Alnilam 273.7 -006° 15.5'
Bellatrix 281.3 -003° 26.6'
ALDEBARAN. 296.9 -005° 25.7'
Menkar. 306.4 -029° 58.7'
Hamal. 330.2 -020° 20.7'
Diphda 336.5 -066° 21.4'
Alpheratz 359.2 -020° 48.1'
 USER CONFIGURABLE ITEMS. (Some settings on the Sight Planner sheet can

SHOW RIGHT ASCENSION 0.0 Default FALSE.

Set to TRUE to show Right Ascension instead of SHA of selected bo

ARTIFICIAL HORIZON 0.0 Default FALSE.

Set to TRUE if you are using an artificial horizon.

TOO LIGHT SUN DEPRESSION -3.0 Suggested value -3.0° (Mid time of Civil Twilight)
TOO DARK SUN DEPRESSION -9.0 Suggested value -9.0° (Mid time of Nautical Twilight)
e Sight Planner sheet can also be changed by the user.)

ead of SHA of selected body. (For telescope users only)

 STARS IN COMMON NAME ORDER STARS IN ORDER STARS IN ORDER OF SHA
Common Name Bayer Name SHA DEC OF MAGNITUDE
Acamar θ Eridani 315 -40 SIRIUS -1.5 Markab
ACHERNAR α Eridani 335 -57 CANOPUS -0.7 FOMALHAUT.
ACRUX α Crucis 173 -63 RIGIL KENT -0.3 Al Na'ir
ADHARA ε Canis Major 255 -29 ARCTURUS -0.1 Enif
ALDEBARAN. α Tauri 291 17 VEGA 0.0 DENEB
Alioth ε Ursae Majoris 166 56 CAPELLA 0.1 Peacock
Alkaid η Ursae Majoris 153 49 RIGEL 0.1 ALTAIR.
Al Na'ir α Gruis 028 -47 PROCYON 0.4 Nunki.
Alnilam ε Orionis 276 -01 ACHERNAR 0.5 VEGA
Alphard α Hydrae 218 -09 BETELGEUSE 0.6 Kaus Aust
Alphecca α Coronae Borealis 126 27 HADAR 0.6 Eltanin
Alpheratz α Andromedae 358 29 ACRUX 0.8 Rasalhague
ALTAIR. α Aquilae 062 09 ALTAIR. 0.8 Shaula
Ankaa α Phoenicis 353 -42 ALDEBARAN. 0.9 Sabik.
ANTARES. α Scorpii 112 -26 ANTARES. 1.0 Atria
ARCTURUS α Boötis 146 19 SPICA. 1.0 ANTARES.
Atria α Trianguli Australis 107 -69 POLLUX. 1.1 Alphecca
Avior ε Carinae 234 -60 DENEB 1.2 Zuben'ubi.
Bellatrix γ Orionis 279 06 FOMALHAUT. 1.2 Kochab
BETELGEUSE α Orionis 271 07 REGULUS. 1.4 RIGIL KENT
CANOPUS α Carinae 264 -53 ADHARA 1.5 ARCTURUS
CAPELLA α Aurigae 281 46 Bellatrix 1.6 Menkent
DENEB α Cygni 050 45 Gacrux 1.6 HADAR
Denebola. β Leonis 183 14 Shaula 1.6 Alkaid
Diphda β Ceti 349 -18 Al Na'ir 1.7 SPICA.
Dubhe α Ursae Majoris 194 62 Elnath 1.7 Alioth
Elnath β Tauri 278 29 Alnilam 1.7 Gacrux
Eltanin γ Draconis 091 51 Miaplacidus 1.7 ACRUX
Enif ε Pegasi 034 10 Alioth 1.8 Gienah
FOMALHAUT. α Piscis Austrini 015 -30 Dubhe 1.8 Denebola.
Gacrux γ Crucis 172 -57 Kaus Aust 1.8 Dubhe
Gienah γ Corvi 176 -18 Mirfak 1.8 REGULUS.
HADAR β Centauri 149 -60 Alkaid 1.9 Alphard
Hamal. α Arietis 328 24 Atria 1.9 Miaplacidus
Kaus Aust ε Sagittarii 084 -34 Avior 1.9 Suhail
Kochab β Ursae Minoris 137 74 Peacock 1.9 Avior
Markab α Pegasi 014 15 Alphard 2.0 POLLUX.
Menkar. α Ceti 314 04 Diphda 2.0 PROCYON
Menkent θ Centauri 148 -36 Hamal. 2.0 ADHARA
Miaplacidus β Carinae 222 -70 Polaris 2.0 SIRIUS
Mirfak α Persei 309 50 Alpheratz 2.1 CANOPUS
Nunki. σ Sagittarii 076 -26 Denebola. 2.1 BETELGEUSE
Peacock α Pavonis 053 -57 Kochab 2.1 Alnilam
Polaris α Ursae Minoris 317 89 Menkent 2.1 Elnath
POLLUX. β Geminorum 243 28 Nunki. 2.1 Bellatrix
PROCYON α Canis Minoris 245 05 Rasalhague 2.1 CAPELLA
Rasalhague α Ophiuchi 096 13 Alphecca 2.2 RIGEL
REGULUS. α Leonis 208 12 Eltanin 2.2 ALDEBARAN.
RIGEL β Orionis 281 -08 Schedar 2.2 Mirfak
RIGIL KENT α Centauri 140 -61 Suhail 2.2 Menkar.
Sabik. η Ophiuchi 102 -16 Ankaa 2.4 Acamar
Schedar α Cassiopeiae 350 57 Enif 2.4 Polaris
Shaula λ Scorpii 096 -37 Sabik. 2.4 Hamal.
SIRIUS α Canis Majoris 259 -17 Gienah 2.5 ACHERNAR
SPICA. α Virginis 159 -11 Markab 2.5 Diphda
Suhail λ Velorum 223 -43 Menkar. 2.5 Schedar
VEGA α Lyrae 081 39 Zuben'ubi. 2.6 Ankaa
Zuben'ubi. α Librae 137 -16 Acamar 2.9 Alpheratz
TARS IN ORDER OF SHA STARS IN ORDER OF
SHA DEC DECLINATION SHA DEC
014 15 Polaris 317 89
015 -30 Kochab 137 74
028 -47 Dubhe 194 62
034 10 Schedar 350 57
050 45 Alioth 166 56
053 -57 Eltanin 091 51
062 09 Mirfak 309 50
076 -26 Alkaid 153 49
081 39 CAPELLA 281 46
084 -34 DENEB 050 45
091 51 VEGA 081 39
096 13 Alpheratz 358 29
096 -37 Elnath 278 29
102 -16 POLLUX. 243 28
107 -69 Alphecca 126 27
112 -26 Hamal. 328 24
126 27 ARCTURUS 146 19
137 -16 ALDEBARAN. 291 17
137 74 Markab 014 15
140 -61 Denebola. 183 14
146 19 Rasalhague 096 13
148 -36 REGULUS. 208 12
149 -60 Enif 034 10
153 49 ALTAIR. 062 09
158 -11 BETELGEUSE 271 07
166 56 Bellatrix 278 06
172 -57 PROCYON 245 05
173 -63 Menkar. 314 04
176 -18 Alnilam 276 -01
183 14 RIGEL 281 -08
194 62 Alphard 218 -09
208 12 SPICA. 158 -11
218 -09 Sabik. 102 -16
222 -70 Zuben'ubi. 137 -16
223 -44 SIRIUS 259 -17
234 -60 Gienah 176 -18
243 28 Diphda 349 -18
245 05 Nunki. 076 -26
255 -29 ANTARES. 112 -26
259 -17 ADHARA 255 -29
264 -53 FOMALHAUT. 015 -30
271 07 Kaus Aust 084 -34
276 -01 Menkent 148 -36
278 29 Shaula 096 -37
278 06 Acamar 315 -40
281 46 Ankaa 353 -42
281 -08 Suhail 223 -44
291 17 Al Na'ir 028 -47
309 50 CANOPUS 264 -53
314 04 Peacock 053 -57
315 -40 ACHERNAR 335 -57
317 89 Gacrux 172 -57
328 24 Avior 234 -60
335 -57 HADAR 149 -60
349 -18 RIGIL KENT 140 -61
350 57 ACRUX 173 -63
353 -42 Atria 107 -69
358 29 Miaplacidus 222 -70
FIND POSITION AND GMT FROM LUNAR DISTANCE (LUNARS)

For this to work, the following MUST be done first. Please read User Notes 18.2 carefully.
· Select GMT mode. (Settings sheet.)
· Set watch correction to 0. (Computer Almanac page - as are many following items.)
· Determine latitude, adjust for run to time of lunar sight and enter in Assumed Latitude field.
· Take following two sights 'simultaneously'.
· Take and record altitude sight of suitable body. (Usually, but not necessarily the same body as in lunar sight.)
· Reduce sight as normal, entering your best guess of Assumed Longitude and GMT.
· Then adjust Assumed Longitude so that the "Intercept" field reduces to zero.
· Take and record lunar sight between the Moon and suitable body.
· Select body used for lunar sight (if different). Do not change Assumed Position or time.

· Enter measured lunar distance and limb information below.

Measured Sun. Moon (IC) Index Calculated
Lunar Distance Limb Limb Correction Observed
Degs 51 (N or F) (N or F) (mins) Lunar
Mins 43.6 n N 0 Distance
51° 43.6' Near Near 51° 43.6'

· Now iterate below values on Home Page until Difference falls to 0.01'. (All three together - not one at a time! Suggest
Revised Revised Revised
Date GMT Longitude Difference (')
2018 09 15 07:23:57 E069° 00.7' 5997.76
ody as in lunar sight.)

r - not one at a time! Suggest write values down.)

UPPER MERIDIAN PASSAGE SIGHT for Sun.

Correct for observer movement Uncorrected Upper Meridian Passage Culmination

and body declination change rate 12:00:00 N40° 02.1' W061° 50.0'
COG SOG Body Dec Rate Time Ship's Time Latitude Longitude
(degs T) (knots) (arc mins/hour) Correction Corrected Upper Meridian Passage Transit
060 6.0 -1.0 +0m 50s 12:00:50 N40° 02.2' W062° 02.5'
Culmination

See User Notes Section 13.

 Astron MANUAL ALMANAC. Reduce sight using data extracted from a printed almanac.

Enter Almanac Data

GHA of body SHA ( if ☆) Declination
(GHA ♈ if ☆) else 0 of body Horizontal Semi-
Degs 271 158 11 Parallax (') diameter (')
Mins 05.0 28.2 15.1 0.0 0.0
N/S GHA of body s Enter Almanac Enter Almanac SD
271° 05.0' 158° 28.2' 069° 33.2' S11° 15.1' HP for ☾ ♀ ♂ for ☉ ☾
0.14' for ☉, ☿ else enter 0'
else enter 0'
Calculate Apparent Position
Assumed Assumed
Latitude Longitude
Degs 40 075
Mins 00.0 00.0 LHA Computed Computed
N/S, E/W n w of body Azimuth (Zn) Altitude (Hc)
N40° 00.0' W075° 00.0' 354° 33.2' 173.2° 38° 30.0'

Sextant Altitude Corrections

(Hs) Sextant (IC) Index (HoE) Temperature Pressure Limb (U/L/C for
Reading Correction Height of Eye (std = 10°C) (std = 1010 hPa) ☉, ☽ & planets.
Degs 38 (Off Arc +ve) Metres Celsius hPa Any for stars.)
Mins 23.4 0.6 3.0 10 1010.00 c
38° 23.4' 38° 24.0' 38° 21.0' 38° 19.7'

Azimuth Intercept
173.2° 10.3nm Away

Ensure ALL input fields are correct before using result.

printed almanac.

Horizontal Semi-
Parallax (') Diameter (') Observed
0.0 0.0 Altitude (Ho)
38° 19.7' 38° 19.7' 38° 19.7'