2013 BRIGHT STAR OCCULTATIONS


All times given in these predictions are in Universal Time. Predictions included both disappearance and reappearance times, although depending on the phase of the moon, one or the other may not be possible to observe at the instant of the event. When Moon % is "+" (waxing), the star will disappear on the dark side (DD), and reappearance is on the bright side (RB); when the Moon % is "-" (waning), the star will reappear on the dark side (RD), and disappearance on the bright side (DB). Observing disappearances and reappearance of stars on the bright side are difficult, and accuracies in timing these events are not reliable.

Note: Cities will be prefixed with their 2 letter country code. Those for the United States will also include the 2 letter state code after the city. For a complete listing of the 2 letter country codes used in the predictions please download this PDF file for reference.

If there are no predications with the accompanying map of coverage, it is because it is either a daytime event, or in sparsely located regions where cities in the Occult database do not exist

The world map is a Mercator projection showing the basic circumstances of an occultation:

  • Cyan - the curves of Occultation D or R at moonrise or moonset
  • White continuous line - the northern and southern occultation limits (graze paths), with the event occurring in nighttime
  • Blue continuous line - occultation limits, event in twilight
  • Red dotted line - occultation limits, event in daylight

Where a line represent a feature of the event is located in the polar regions, remember that the Mercator projection gives rise to serious distortions in polar regions.

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DATE STAR COMMON
NAME
MAG PH % ILL AREA







27 Dec 12 ZC894 χ1 Ori 4.4 DD 99+ Middle East, Asia
27 Dec 12 ZC915 χ2 Ori 4.6 DD 99+ Europe, Middle East, N Africa, SW Asia
05 Jan 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 43- western Australia
08 Jan 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 RD 14- New Zealand
08 Jan 13 ZC2307 ω1 Sco 3.9 RD 15- western USA, southwest Canada
24 Jan 13 ZC995 ν Gem 4.1 DD 94+ western Australia, Indonesia
02 Feb 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 67- Madagascar, southern Africa
03 Feb 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 RD 50- New Zealand
04 Feb 13 ZC2307 ω1 Sco 3.9 RD 35- eastern Asia
04 Feb 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 RD 35- Indonesia
05 Feb 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 RD 34- Madagascar, southern Africa
06 Feb 13 ZC2633 μ Sco 3.8 RD 15- eastern Asia
01 Mar 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 86- central South America
04 Mar 13 ZC2307 ω1 Sco 3.9 RD 59- central Europe, western Asia
04 Mar 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 RD 59- central Africa
06 Mar 13 ZC2633 μ Sco 3.8 RD 35- Scandinavia, Great Britain
07 Mar 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 RD 23- northern South America
08 Mar 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 RD 14- northwest South America
17 Mar 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 DD 34+ northeast Canada, Greenland
28 Mar 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 98- Indonesia, northern Australia
30 Mar 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 RD 91- central, southern South America
31 Mar 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 RD 81- southern USA, Mexico, Central Ameria
03 Apr 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 RD 45- Hawaii
14 Apr 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 DD 14+ northwest Canada, Alaska
17 Apr 13 ZC1106 λ Gem 3.6 DD 42+ northern Asia
25 Apr 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 DD 99+ southern Africa, NE South America
26 Apr 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 RD 99- Australia, New Zealand
27 Apr 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 RD 95- western Australia, southern Indonesia
27 Apr 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 RD 95- southeast Asia, northern Indonesia
30 Apr 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 RD 68- southern Asia
01 May 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 RD 56- southern Asia
22 May 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 DD 90+ northeast Australia, Indonesia
25 May 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 MD 100+ eastern USA, Central America, Bahamas
29 May 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 RD 78- northern South America
18 Jun 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 DD 72+ southern Africa, Madagascar
20 Jun 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 DD 86+ New Zealand
21 Jun 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 DD 95+ Indonesia, northwest Australia
21 Jun 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 DD 94+ southeast Asia, northern Indonesia
24 Jun 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 RD 98- southeast Asia, Indonesia
25 Jun 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 RD 93- Indonesia
05 Jul 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 RD 9- Middle East
16 Jul 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 DD 50+ west Central America, northwest South America
17 Jul 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 DD 67+ Madagascar, Reunion Is, southeast Africa
18 Jul 13 ZC2302 β Sco 2.6 DD 80+ western Europe, northwest Africa
22 Jul 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 DD 99+ southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern South America
23 Jul 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 RD 100- northern Africa, Middle East, northern South America
01 Aug 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 RD 26- east central USA, Carribean, northwest South America
13 Aug 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 DD 45+ central South America
15 Aug 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 DD 60+ Hawaii, Indonesia
18 Aug 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 DD 90+ Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan
19 Aug 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 DD 96+ Hawaii, Indonesia
08 Sep 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 DD 10+ Middle East
11 Sep 13 ZC2322 ν Sco 4.1 DD 38+ central Asia, Middle East
14 Sep 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 DD 73+ Europe, Middle East, west Asia, northern Africa
15 Sep 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 DD 83+ western Asia, eastern Europe, Middle East, northern Africa
25 Sep 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 RD 70- Middle East, central Africa
28 Sep 13 ZC1106 λ Gem 3.6 MD 39- Canada, Alaska, northwest USA
12 Oct 12 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 DD 51+ USA, Canada, Mexico
13 Oct 13 zc2969 β Cap 3.1 DD 62+ USA, Canada, Mexico
22 Oct 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 RD 89- Mexico, Central America, Cuba, northwest South America
25 Oct 13 ZC1106 λ Gem 3.6 RD 62- northeast Asia
02 Nov 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 2- eastern Europe
09 Nov 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 DD 39+ northeast Asia, Alaska
18 Nov 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 RD 99- southeast Asia, Indonesia
22 Nov 13 ZC1106 λ Gem 3.6 MD 83- northern Europe, northwest Asia
29 Nov 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 14- Alaska
05 Dec 13 ZC2826 ρ Sgr 3.9 DD 10+ eastern Europe, western Asia
06 Dec 13 ZC2969 β Cap 3.1 DD 18+ Middle East, western Asia
15 Dec 13 ZC668 ε Tau 3.5 DD 98+ central Africa, eastern Brazil
19 dec 13 ZC1106 λ Gem 3.6 RD 96- northern Canada, Alaska, northwest Asia
27 Dec 13 ZC1925 α Vir 1.0 RD 34- northwest Asia, Scandinavia
28 Dec 13 ZC2118 α Lib 2.8 RD 19- Hawaii

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