JANUARY 2019 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h r co Al ζ D G Va oub ala Op arbialb lests yxy e a D n G iff ecn lests trar Pl lob use luclsut atrar se an ul en et ar beub trer clu lual ar a y ne tsetre bu r la M iza +60° r ε α Thuban Di 12 h γ δ g Bi er pp Fa n ci g NE β M β U +80° SA R JO A R M81 Polaris ο ι γ P ER α δ β ol IS ρ ζ Be ο x N tri lla IO δ ε 42 M β ο2 Ri ε l ge JA N UA RY 2 019 * SK Y & TELESCOPE ε γ R January 22 * Boussingault Crater January 23 ξ 0° β * Le Gentil Crater LE R January 21 γ JO * Schluter Crater US β Planet location shown for mid-month ng SE USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. ERIDA β A Diameter 33′ 26″ M January 21, 20h UT 1 2 3 4 ci Fa Perigee λ UR γ 41 M IS Diameter 29′ 25″ E C L α α N 406,117 km TA es des κ s A January 9, 04h UT ran O ζ riu α C Apogee FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS 42 -1 0 DISTANCES iad Hya Ald eba λ se α eu lg te Be β 21:10 UT Si 05:16 UT 0 S January 27 Ple α 7 January 21 M4 LAST QUARTER M5 RO 6 FULL MOON S η γ Procyon CE 06:46 UT α 01:28 UT Mo Jan on 17 NO January 14 β ζ MO January 6 M4 FIRST QUARTER M48 NEW MOON SE U 31 ι 30 AURIGA 29 Capella α 28 M38 M36 27 Mo Ja on n2 0 β 26 M37 25 θ 24 μ 23 M35 22 GEMINI 21 α 20 Castor 19 β 18 Pollux 17 ER 16 M44 15 CANIS MINORα 14 γ 13 β 12 M67 11 HYDRA 10 h 9 α 8 9 7 Facing East 6 AL 5 RD 4 PA 3 LO X S AT FRI THU 2 ME N WED CAN C TUE 1 CA LY α MOON PHASES 357,342 km M82 O R L EO 22 MON α LE M O IN N ASA / LRO 23 SUN URSA MINOR β Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. January 21 6h CO NUS -20° PU S α α LU M BA CA EL UM -40° 3 Facing