Introduction to Reports Generated by Astronomy Lab In all reports, times and dates are in standard time (not daylight savings time or summer time). Times are in 24 hour format. Abbreviations used in reports: AU Astronomical Units D Degrees DEC Declination DIST Distance DSO December Solstice E East FM Full Moon FQ First Quarter Moon H Hours ILL FR, ILLUM FRAC Illuminated Fraction JSO June Solstice KM Kilometers LE Lunar Eclipse LQ Last Quarter Moon M Minutes MEQ March Equinox MR Moon Rise MS Moon Set N North NM New Moon RA Right Ascension S South, Seconds SE Solar Eclipse SEQ September Equinox SR Sunrise SS Sunset UT Universal Time W West ZHR Zenithal Hourly Rate Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Calendar Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 April 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |SR: 06:11|SR: 06:09|SR: 06:07|SR: 06:05|SR: 06:04|SR: 06:02|SR: 06:00| |SS: 18:55|SS: 18:57|SS: 18:58|SS: 18:59|SS: 19:00|SS: 19:02|SS: 19:03| |MR: 17:57|MR: 18:59|MR: 20:03|MR: 21:08|MR: 22:14|MR: 23:21|MR: None | |MS: 05:36|MS: 05:52|MS: 06:09|MS: 06:27|MS: 06:48|MS: 07:14|MS: 07:47| | |FM: 18:16| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |SR: 05:58|SR: 05:57|SR: 05:55|SR: 05:53|SR: 05:51|SR: 05:49|SR: 05:48| |SS: 19:04|SS: 19:05|SS: 19:07|SS: 19:08|SS: 19:09|SS: 19:10|SS: 19:11| |MR: 00:25|MR: 01:23|MR: 02:13|MR: 02:54|MR: 03:26|MR: 03:53|MR: 04:17| |MS: 08:30|MS: 09:23|MS: 10:27|MS: 11:39|MS: 12:55|MS: 14:14|MS: 15:33| | | |LQ: 19:05| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |SR: 05:46|SR: 05:44|SR: 05:43|SR: 05:41|SR: 05:39|SR: 05:38|SR: 05:36| |SS: 19:13|SS: 19:14|SS: 19:15|SS: 19:16|SS: 19:18|SS: 19:19|SS: 19:20| |MR: 04:38|MR: 04:59|MR: 05:22|MR: 05:49|MR: 06:22|MR: 07:04|MR: 07:58| |MS: 16:54|MS: 18:17|MS: 19:41|MS: 21:08|MS: 22:32|MS: 23:49|MS: None | | | |NM: 12:38| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |SR: 05:34|SR: 05:33|SR: 05:31|SR: 05:30|SR: 05:28|SR: 05:26|SR: 05:25| |SS: 19:21|SS: 19:23|SS: 19:24|SS: 19:25|SS: 19:26|SS: 19:27|SS: 19:29| |MR: 09:02|MR: 10:12|MR: 11:24|MR: 12:34|MR: 13:42|MR: 14:46|MR: 15:49| |MS: 00:52|MS: 01:41|MS: 02:18|MS: 02:46|MS: 03:08|MS: 03:26|MS: 03:43| | | |FQ: 07:37| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 29 | 30 | | | | | | |SR: 05:23|SR: 05:22| | | | | | |SS: 19:30|SS: 19:31| | | | | | |MR: 16:51|MR: 17:55| | | | | | |MS: 03:59|MS: 04:15| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Seasons Report for 2007 MEQ: 21.03.2007 01:06 Winter Length: 88,99 days JSO: 21.06.2007 19:08 Spring Length: 92,75 days SEQ: 23.09.2007 10:52 Summer Length: 93,66 days DSO: 22.12.2007 07:08 Autumn Length: 89,84 days Dates of Easter Report for 2007 08.04.2007 Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Lunar Eclipse Report for 2007 Lunar eclipse on 04.03.2007 Moon rise: 19:02 Moon set: 07:13 Magnitude: 1,23 Partial phase begins: 22:34 Total phase begins: 23:48 Time of maximum eclipse: 00:24 Total phase ends: 01:00 Partial phase ends: 02:13 Lunar eclipse on 28.08.2007 Moon rise: 19:18 Moon set: 05:31 Magnitude: 1,47 Partial phase begins: 09:51 Total phase begins: 10:52 Time of maximum eclipse: 11:37 Total phase ends: 12:21 Partial phase ends: 13:22 Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Solar Eclipse Report for 2007 Solar eclipse on 19.03.2007 Sun rise: 06:35 Sun set: 18:39 Time of maximum eclipse: 03:31 Eclipse is partial, maximum magnitude = 0,87 Eclipse is visible in the northern hemisphere Solar eclipse on 11.09.2007 Sun rise: 06:02 Sun set: 18:48 Time of maximum eclipse: 13:34 Eclipse is partial, maximum magnitude = 0,75 Eclipse is visible in the southern hemisphere Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Planet View Info Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 Mercury Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 05:29 16:36 23h08m46s -7°53'32" 25°49'47" 0,666 1,05239 08.04.2007 05:25 17:02 23h46m45s -4°08'42" 22°36'13" 0,748 1,14369 15.04.2007 05:21 17:35 0h28m34s 0°31'31" 18°02'18" 0,829 1,22544 22.04.2007 05:18 18:16 1h14m45s 5°57'31" 12°07'55" 0,913 1,29123 29.04.2007 05:18 19:05 2h06m22s 11°52'13" 4°52'34" 0,983 1,32716 Venus Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 07:33 22:08 2h56m44s 17°41'44" 36°01'04" 0,788 1,22268 08.04.2007 07:27 22:26 3h30m07s 20°15'24" 37°25'19" 0,766 1,17767 15.04.2007 07:23 22:43 4h04m11s 22°24'15" 38°46'20" 0,743 1,13075 22.04.2007 07:21 22:58 4h38m48s 24°05'00" 40°03'33" 0,718 1,08194 29.04.2007 07:22 23:12 5h13m42s 25°15'08" 41°16'04" 0,691 1,03133 Mars Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 04:40 14:54 21h54m18s -14°03'25" 45°00'55" 0,933 1,92655 08.04.2007 04:26 14:55 22h15m03s -12°14'20" 46°32'31" 0,928 1,89044 15.04.2007 04:11 14:55 22h35m32s -10°19'49" 48°02'27" 0,923 1,85466 22.04.2007 03:55 14:56 22h55m45s -8°20'56" 49°31'03" 0,918 1,81922 29.04.2007 03:40 14:57 23h15m44s -6°18'48" 50°58'28" 0,913 1,78417 Jupiter Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 00:40 09:36 17h15m48s -22°19'31" 111°06'33" 0,992 4,89614 08.04.2007 00:12 09:09 17h15m57s -22°19'28" 117°58'09" 0,993 4,79256 15.04.2007 23:40 08:41 17h15m27s -22°18'47" 124°57'27" 0,994 4,69521 22.04.2007 23:11 08:12 17h14m17s -22°17'26" 132°04'19" 0,995 4,60566 29.04.2007 22:42 07:43 17h12m30s -22°15'27" 139°18'05" 0,996 4,52545 Saturn Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 14:06 04:29 9h25m54s 16°30'54" 127°42'10" 0,998 8,55404 08.04.2007 13:37 04:01 9h25m08s 16°34'14" 120°37'06" 0,998 8,65043 15.04.2007 13:09 03:33 9h24m42s 16°35'55" 113°38'36" 0,998 8,75412 22.04.2007 12:42 03:06 9h24m37s 16°35'55" 106°46'53" 0,997 8,86348 29.04.2007 12:14 02:38 9h24m53s 16°34'16" 100°02'10" 0,997 8,97677 Uranus Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 05:23 16:40 23h10m12s -6°08'41" 24°44'44" 1,000 20,99413 08.04.2007 04:57 16:14 23h11m33s -6°00'16" 31°16'24" 1,000 20,94025 15.04.2007 04:30 15:48 23h12m50s -5°52'18" 37°47'46" 1,000 20,87477 22.04.2007 04:03 15:23 23h14m03s -5°44'51" 44°18'56" 1,000 20,79854 29.04.2007 03:36 14:57 23h15m09s -5°38'00" 50°49'55" 1,000 20,71264 Neptune Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 04:23 14:30 21h34m56s -14°38'27" 49°37'22" 1,000 30,68620 08.04.2007 03:56 14:03 21h35m39s -14°35'06" 56°20'16" 1,000 30,59183 15.04.2007 03:29 13:37 21h36m16s -14°32'08" 63°03'00" 1,000 30,48966 22.04.2007 03:02 13:10 21h36m48s -14°29'38" 69°45'35" 1,000 30,38109 29.04.2007 02:35 12:43 21h37m14s -14°27'36" 76°27'56" 1,000 30,26773 Pluto Date Rise Set RA Dec Elongation Ill Fr DIST(AU) 01.04.2007 00:52 10:43 17h55m43s -16°27'16" 101°50'25" 1,000 31,04298 08.04.2007 00:25 10:16 17h55m40s -16°26'24" 108°41'36" 1,000 30,93135 15.04.2007 23:53 09:48 17h55m31s -16°25'34" 115°32'33" 1,000 30,82429 22.04.2007 23:25 09:20 17h55m15s -16°24'49" 122°22'59" 1,000 30,72344 29.04.2007 22:57 08:53 17h54m53s -16°24'09" 129°12'24" 1,000 30,63037 Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Planet Apsides Report for 2007 Earth 03.01.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,98 AU 05.07.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 1,02 AU Mercury 09.02.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,31 AU 08.05.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,31 AU 04.08.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,31 AU 31.10.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,31 AU 25.03.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 0,47 AU 21.06.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 0,47 AU 17.09.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 0,47 AU 14.12.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 0,47 AU Venus 19.04.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,72 AU 30.11.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 0,72 AU 09.08.2007 Aphelion Distance from Sun: 0,73 AU Mars 04.06.2007 Perihelion Distance from Sun: 1,38 AU Jupiter No Apsis Saturn No Apsis Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Planet Conjunction/Opposition Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 Mercury No Event Venus No Event Mars No Event Jupiter No Event Saturn No Event Uranus No Event Neptune No Event Pluto No Event Planet Data Report Planet Mean Dist Period of Inclination Equatorial From Sun Revolution Diameter (AU) (km) Mercury 0,39 88 days 7° 4880 Venus 0,72 224,7 days 3,4° 12100 Earth 1,00 365,24 days 0° 12756 Mars 1,52 687 days 1,9° 6794 Jupiter 5,20 11,86 years 1,3° 143200 Saturn 9,54 29,46 years 2,5° 120000 Uranus 19,18 84 years 0,8° 52290 Neptune 30,06 165 years 1,8° 50450 Pluto 39,44 248 years 17,2° 2200-2300 Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Moon Apsides Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 Date Hour Apsis Distance (km) Diameter 03.04.2007 10 Apogee 406331 0,4901° 17.04.2007 7 Perigee 357145 0,5576° Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Meteor Showers Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 Date Meteor Shower ZHR RA DEC Illum. Frac. Longitude 12.04.2007 Virginids 5 14h04m -9° 0,36 22° 23.04.2007 Lyrids 12 18h08m 32° 0,37 32° 29.04.2007 alpha-Scorpiids 5 16h32m -24° 0,90 38° Mondovì Latitude: 44°22'00" N Longitude: 7°48'00" E Local Time = UT + 1,00 hours Elevation: 400 meters Twilight Report for 01.04.2007 to 30.04.2007 Date Sun Astronomical Nautical Civil Rise Set Begin End Begin End Begin End 01.04.2007 06:11 18:55 04:26 20:40 05:02 20:04 05:37 19:29 08.04.2007 05:58 19:04 04:11 20:51 04:48 20:14 05:24 19:38 15.04.2007 05:46 19:13 03:56 21:03 04:35 20:24 05:11 19:48 22.04.2007 05:34 19:21 03:40 21:15 04:21 20:35 04:59 19:57 29.04.2007 05:23 19:30 03:25 21:28 04:08 20:45 04:47 20:06