Download or read book The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2009 written by and published by Department of the Navy. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This almanac contains essential astronomical information to be used for navigation at sea or by anyone interested in astronomy. It contains tabulations for the sun, moon, planets and stars; times of sunrise, sunset, twilights, moonrise and moonset; aids for identifying stars and planets; and standard times of most countries.