United States Naval Observatory Data Services

Format of The Info:

Database/Data

Things Described

  • Sun
  • Moon
  • Eclipses
  • Celestial Navigation

Data Provided

Subject Units
Sun and Moon Data for One Day by Location Time (hours, minutes)
Sun, Moon, or Celestial Object (planet or major star) rise/set/transit time data for one year by location Time (hours, minutes)
Azimuth (degrees)
Daylight/darkness duration by location Time (hours, minutes)
Moon Phases Dates of phases (day, month, year)
Time (universal time)
Fraction of the Moon Illuminated by Date Percentage
Solar and Lunar Eclipses Times
Maps
Mercury and Venus Transits Maps
Times
Sun's Altitude (degrees)
Sun's Azimuth (degrees)
Dates
Topocentric Configuration of all the Planets and Moon by Day and Location R.A. (hours and minutes)
Dec (degrees)
Dist. (A. U.)
Z.D. (degrees)
Az. (degrees)
Elong (degrees)
Diam ( ' ")
Mag.
Apparent Geocentric Right Ascension and Declination by Object (Sun, Moon, Planets, Major Stars) Date
Time (Hours, minutes, seconds)
Right Ascension (hours, minutes, seconds)
Declination ( degrees, ' ")
Distance (AU)
Equation of Time (minutes, seconds)
Astrometric Position by Object (Sun, Moon, Planets, Major Stars) Date
Time (Hours, minutes, seconds)
Right Ascension (hours, minutes, seconds)
Declination ( degrees, ' ")
Distance (AU)
Seasons: Equinox, Solstice, Perihelion, Aphelion Time (day, hour, minute in Universal Time)
Celestial Navigation Data by Date and Position GHA (degrees ' )
Dec (degrees, ' )
HC (degrees, ' )
ZN (degrees)
Altitude Corrections (Refr, SD, PA, Sum)

Astrometry Database links http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astrometry/optical-IR-prod