MARCH 2020 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 31 τ ICI β η ψ ι h 14 α Facing East μ ν β kle gu NEW MOON March 16 March 24 March 24, 15h UT 406,692 km Diameter 29′ 23″ 1 2 3 4 g 7 β S YD R Al M48 ph ar d A γ SE FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS Planet location shown for mid-month * Inghirami Crater March 8 USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP * Pingré Crater March 9 * Casatus Crater March 10 * Boguslawsky Crater March 11 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. MARCH 2 02 0 * SK Y & TELESCOPE H R Apogee N α E Diameter 33′ 28″ ε 0° A T 357,122 km XT US March 10, 06h UT 0 n ci Fa 42 Perigee -1 RV DISTANCES M6 α A 09:28 UT SE CO 09:34 UT α lus LAST QUARTER 4 ζ R 17:48 UT M4 δ β 19:57 UT Po ER γ α C March 9 ι NC Moon Mar 6 E C L I P T I C γ March 2 CA ε Re γ FULL MOON α ζ O θ Zenith Sic γ Moon Mar 9 LEO MINOR δ β LE VIRGO COMA BERENICES ε FIRST QUARTER X 30 M81 M82 29 α 28 an 27 Th 26 β 25 URSA MINOR 24 AC 23 β 22 α 21 B 20 γ 19 ig 18 p 17 Di 16 pe r δ 15 ε 14 U R M S AJ A O R 13 ζ 12 M iza r co r 11 Al 10 & 9 η 8 α 7 1 6 M5 5 CAN E VEN S AT 4 α 3 γ S AT FRI THU 2 M3 WED 1 S TUE urus Arct MOON PHASES MON BO ε 11 10 ÖT E 9 DR N ASA / LRO March 8 δ β Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. SUN 17 h g NE 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 11h α AN PYXIS TL α IA β VEL ζ A 8 Facing