Nautical Almanac 2024 Download. The nautical almanac contains astronomical information to support bridge crews in routine and emergency celestial navigation, as well as the calculation of daylight hours and mandatory gyro checks. Carriage of the nautical almanac is required in either paper or digital format, under regulation 19.2.1.4 of solas chapter v.

The nautical almanac contains tabular positions of the sun, moon navigational planets and stars for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations for the year 2024. Tabular positions of the sun, moon navigational planets and stars for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations for the year 2024.