There is a handy online tool available from the U.S. Naval Observatory
which I find beneficial for determing sunrise/sunset and twilight data for
Low-Band DXing. The data entry form can be found at
http://riemann.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html#formb. The
following is an example of type of data returned for a specific data entry:
The following information is provided for Kermadec Island (longitude
W178.3, latitude S29.8):
Sunday
28 June 1998 Universal Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 18:23
Sunrise 18:49
Sun transit 23:56
Sunset 05:04 on following day
End civil twilight 05:30 on following day
MOON
Moonrise 21:39 on preceding day
Moon transit 03:19
Moonset 09:02
Moonrise 22:18
Moonset 09:57 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 28 June: ? waxing crescent with 20% of the Moon's
visible disk illuminated. First quarter Moon on 1 July 1998 at 18:43
Universal Time.
73, Dave, K1FK
Fort Kent, ME
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