Data and downloads: South East Queensland, Australia, 2026

Night planning

197583 records

Rise, transit and set events

Sun, Moon, planet and bright-star rise, upper-transit and set events.

File details

Filename: daily_ephemeris.csv.gz
Columns: Local date, Object class, Object id, Object name, Magnitude, Event type, Event time utc, Event time local, Azimuth deg, Altitude deg, Horizon state, Calculation basis

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280 records

Low-Moon dark periods

Astronomical darkness with acceptably low Moon interference.

File details

Filename: moon_dark_windows.csv
Columns: Date, Start local, End local, Duration minutes, Moon illumination

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365 records

Moon phase and illumination

Daily lunar phase index and illuminated fraction.

File details

Filename: moon_phase.csv
Columns: Date, Moon phase index, Moon illumination

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365 records

Moonrise and moonset

Local Moon rise and set times.

File details

Filename: moonrise_moonset.csv
Columns: Date, Moonrise local, Moonset local

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365 records

Sun and twilight

Astronomical dusk and dawn for every local date.

File details

Filename: sun_twilight.csv
Columns: Date, Dusk astronomical local, Dawn astronomical local

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Deep sky

11 records

Milky Way monthly summary

Monthly Milky Way opportunity totals and maxima.

File details

Filename: milky_way_monthly_summary.csv
Columns: Month, Window count, Excellent count, Best altitude deg

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207 records

Milky Way core visibility

Computed Milky Way core observing windows.

File details

Filename: milky_way_windows.csv
Columns: Date, Start local, End local, Duration minutes, Max altitude deg, Quality

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Planets and satellites

16640 records

Jupiter moon offsets

Jupiter satellite positions at sampled times.

File details

Filename: jupiter_moons.csv
Columns: System, Date, UTC date and time, Local date and time, Moon, Dra arcsec, Ddec arcsec

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2555 records

Daily planet visibility

Daily planet visibility calculations.

File details

Filename: planet_visibility_daily.csv
Columns: Date, Planet, Best time local, Max altitude deg, Solar elong deg, Twilight best time local, Twilight max altitude deg, Visibility rating, Observation period, Sun altitude deg, All day best time local, All day max altitude deg

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84 records

Monthly planet visibility

Best monthly dates and ratings by planet.

File details

Filename: planet_visibility_monthly_summary.csv
Columns: Month, Planet, Best date, Best altitude deg, Rating, Best time local, Observation period, Solar elong deg

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12654 records

Saturn moon offsets

Saturn satellite positions at sampled times.

File details

Filename: saturn_moons.csv
Columns: System, Date, UTC date and time, Local date and time, Moon, Dra arcsec, Ddec arcsec

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Events and targets

30 records

Eclipses and planetary phenomena

Eclipses, elongations, oppositions and stationary dates.

File details

Filename: astronomical_phenomena.csv
Columns: Local date and time, Category, Target, Event, Value, Visibility, Altitude deg, Details

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61 records

Comet opportunities

Comet calculations, including unavailable query results.

File details

Filename: comets.csv
Columns: Target, Best datetime utc, Best datetime local, Best altitude deg, Best apmag, Solar elong deg, Score, Rating, Amateur chaseable, Source, Calc status, Magnitude note

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240 records

Conjunctions

Computed close approaches and conjunction circumstances.

File details

Filename: conjunctions.csv
Columns: Date local, Event type, Primary body, Secondary body, Separation deg, Event time local, Alt primary deg, Alt secondary deg, Sun altitude deg, Solar elong deg, Moon illumination, Visibility rating, Score, Is solar transit, Safety note

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660 records

Lunar occultations

Site-specific disappearance and reappearance predictions.

File details

Filename: lunar_occultations.csv
Columns: Local date and time, Target, Target mag, Moon altitude deg, Limb, Event type, Is planetary, Score

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5 records

Meteor showers

Meteor shower peaks and local observing conditions.

File details

Filename: meteor_showers.csv
Columns: ID, Name, Peak date local, Radiant alt peak deg, Radiant alt predawn deg, Moon illumination, Zenithal hourly rate, Score, Rating, Notes

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6 records

Minor planet opportunities

Ranked minor-planet opportunities.

File details

Filename: minor_planets.csv
Columns: Target, Best datetime utc, Best datetime local, Best altitude deg, Best apmag, Solar elong deg, Score, Rating

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