FEBRUARY 2020 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h 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 η CO Fa η M Thuba n γ r iza r M Alco & α β n ci ε URSA MINOR M δ D ip M 81 A R JO β 82 A S ig er p B α M R γ Polaris U C A N N ES E T 12 11 MOON PHASES PA R D A L I S WED S AT FRI THU β TUE MON SUN ο h 11 e Regulus α γ β M44 δ M3 ε 5 η μ 360,461 km Diameter 33′ 09″ Apogee February 26, 12h UT 406,278 km Diameter 29′ 25″ O 50 1 2 3 4 euse ORIO C Bellatr Betelg β ER O N ζ γ ix γ 0° δ ε M42 β Rig S Saiph β α S iriu s α 0 CA M9 3 g SE FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS Planet location shown for mid-month * Baade Crater February 9 USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP * Hausen Crater February 10 * Drygalski Crater February 11 * Schomberger Crater February 12 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. FEBRUARY 2 02 0 * SK Y & TELESCOPE IS N R O IN February 10, 20h UT N M M4 47 6 n ci Fa 42 Perigee O M -1 +20° λ α A DISTANCES β Alde C 15:32 UT 48 α 22:17 UT α n yo February 23 M M ard February 15 Alph NEW MOON M oc Pr α LAST QUARTER ζ χ1 γ β CANCER M67 ε ζ A 07:33 UT DR 01:42 UT HY February 9 ANS February 2 α SEXT FULL MOON 8 M3 6 M3 Facing East FIRST QUARTER Moon Feb 5 χ2 α 29 A 28 RIG 27 ella 26 Cap 25 Moo Feb n 8 β 24 AU 23 E C L I P T I C θ M37 22 I 21 r 20 IN 19 sto 18 M 17 GE 16 X 15 N 14 LY 13 α x 12 llu 11 Po 10 Ca 9 ι 8 α 7 γ 6 Sickl 5 R 4 LEO 3 LE O MI NO 1 2 L it tl e D ip p er 51 ζ V A IC I N ASA / LRO February 9 10 DRA 14 h g NE Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. 8h PU M4 1 MA δ η PP NIS β JO γ R β LEPUS ε α IS COLU MBA -40° 5 Facing