Environmental data, Celestial, Chart notes, or local – Garmin GPSMAP 5215 User Manual

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GPSMAP

®

4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual

Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data

Celestial Information

The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and the

approximate sky view location of the sun

and moon

. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial

information for the present date and time. The center of the screen

represents the sky overhead, and the

outermost rings represent the horizon

.

From the Home screen, select information > tides/Currents > Celestial.

Celestial Information

Viewing Celestial Information for a Different Date

You can select a date and time for which to view celestial information, and you can view the moon phase for

the selected date and time.
1. From the Home screen, select information > tides/Currents > Celestial.
2. Complete an action:

• Select Change time to view information for a specified time on that date. Select Up or Down to enter

a new time.

• Select Change Date > Manual to view information for a different date. Enter the date. Select Done.
• Select Change Date > Current Date/time to view information for the current date.
• Select Moon Phase to view the moon phase at the specified date and time. Select Skyview to return to

the Skyview when viewing the Moon Phase.

Environmental Data

Graphs of Environmental Data

You can view and configure graphs of various types of environmental data, including wind speed, wind angle,

air temperature, water temperature, atmospheric pressure, and depth. The graphs show data trends over a

length of time. You can include one or more graphs in a Combinations screen (

page 27

).

Various sensors, transducers, or antennas are required to capture the data displayed on the graphs. For

information about connecting the chartplotter to peripheral devices using a NMEA 2000 network, refer to

Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products, on the included CD.

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