MARCH 2019 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h γ β H O ER C U ζ Fa LE n ci S η γ ub α 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ψ ι h 14 α Facing East March 20 * Neumayer Crater March 21 * Gill Crater March 22 M A RCH 2 019 * SK Y & TELESCOPE α * Demonax Crater μ March 19 α * Bailly Crater kle Diameter 33′ 15″ H R March 19, 359,377 km α E UT Perigee n ci Fa 20h 4 δ M6 ε Planet location shown for mid-month g 7 β S T Diameter 29′ 24″ N A 406,390 km M4 0° A R UT XT YD US March 4, 1 2 3 4 Po ER α C RV Apogee FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS 42 -1 CO 11h γ α SE ι NC Moon Mar 17 ζ 0 DISTANCES β 04:10 UT lus 01:43 UT gu March 28 Re March 21 O LAST QUARTER E C L I P T I C γ FULL MOON CA ε Sic γ 10:27 UT ζ LE 16:04 UT LEO MINOR March 14 θ Zenith β March 6 ν VIRGO FIRST QUARTER δ β Moon Mar 20 γ NEW MOON COMA BERENICES ε 31 X 22 M81 M82 21 an 20 Th 19 α 18 β 17 g 16 Bi 15 p 14 Di 13 γ 12 pe r δ 11 ε 10 U R M S AJ A O R 9 M iza r co r Al 8 α 7 β ζ & 1 6 β 5 τ 4 η 3 URSA MINOR η M5 α CAN E VEN S AT I C I 2 γ 1 M3 S AT FRI THU S WED ÖT E TUE MON urus Arct MOON PHASES SUN BO 22 ε 21 AC N ASA / LRO 20 DR β Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. March 19 δ 17 h g NE D G Va oub ala a r l e O bia sts yxy a D pn lbe Gl iffu ecnl lestsa trar Pl ob se uclsut trar se an ul en et ar beub trer clu lual ar a y ne tsetre bu r la R Al M48 ph ar d A γ SE 11h α AN PYXIS TL α IA β 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. VEL ζ A 8 Facing