APRIL 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 + _ 19 h EUS Fa g Ve a n ci g ` ¡ NE b a D R A C ` i O H c 92 / E SA UR R NO MI M d R ¡ d C N ASA / LRO U Little er Dipp a _ 30 O R b Diameter 33′ 29″ Apogee April 20, 19h UT 406,462 km Diameter 29′ 24″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Kircher Crater April 7 * Malapert Crater April 8 * Helmholtz Crater April 9 APRIL 2 02 0 * SK Y & TELESCOPE _ 356,907 km S CR AT ER ¡ April 7, 18h UT U S HYDRA n ci Fa Perigee ` DISTANCES 1 2 3 4 V a 0 20:38 UT R S E X TA N -1 April 30 j E C L I P T I C C FIRST QUARTER 42 Moon Apr 7 _ ` 02:26 UT d d 22:56 UT a April 23 O LE OR IN M _ April 14 ¡ NEW MOON _ LAST QUARTER ica 02:35 UT Sp 10:21 UT a O n Moo 4 r p A O April 8 LE RG April 1 c b ` VI FULL MOON i M5 FIRST QUARTER ` 29 ` 28 _ 27 U M RS A JO A R 26 a 25 B i g Dip pe r b 24 ¡ 23 _ 22 M51 21 c 20 d 19 CANE S V E N AT ICI 18 COMA BEREN ICES 17 ` 16 M3 15 a 14 _ 13 BOÖ TES 12 Arcturu s 11 ¡ 10 _ 9 SERPENS 8 h 7 16 6 Facing East 5 an 4 ` 3 ub Th S AT FRI THU 2 M i z & A ar lco r WED 1 ` S TUE MON E ` CO B RO O RE NA AL IS MOON PHASES SUN L 9 M1 3 8 c April 7 +60° Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. Planet location shown for mid-month g 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. 13h _ ANTLI - 40° 10 Facing