MAY 2020 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North α 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 β Fa ε CEPHE μ US β κ ε δ URSA MINOR DR Little Dipper AC n ci α α γ O χ β β Th γ γ η β ub an α +60° Mizar & Alcor ζ η M51 β α BO α ε M3 β ÖT ES turu δ Arc (C α s α ε M5 δ VIRGO US 0° ζ LI η May 22 May 30 17:39 UT 03:30 UT β M AY 2 0 2 0 * S K Y & T E L E S C O P E π S May 8 IU * Lyot Crater P May 7 π May 6 * Hale Crater δ * Haworth Crater 4 42 May 5 M * Wilson Crater Planet location shown for mid-month g γ R FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS α O Diameter 29′ 28″ α Spica C May 18, 405,583 km S UT Apogee n ci Fa 08h s re Diameter 33′ 13″ α 359,654 km 1 2 3 4 ta May 6, 03h UT Moon 6 May A -1 An Perigee β BR γ 0 DISTANCES 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. C B α S EN ) RP UT SE AP β M12 CH FIRST QUARTER HIU NEW MOON M10 14:03 UT OP May 14 10:45 UT β γ DA) May 7 ζ α IC4665 AU S (C 70 PEN LAST QUARTER δ δ SER FULL MOON HERCU LES μ QUILA h 19 Facing East 31 Zenith γ 30 β 29 CORONA BOREALIS 28 M13 27 η 26 M92 25 ζ 24 ε 23 π 22 M52 39 21 γ M 20 a 19 Ve g 18 R 17 α 16 ε 15 Y 14 C 13 G 12 A 11 R 10 LY 9 M 8 57 7 re o 6 Al bi 5 L 4 A 3 S VU 2 A 1 UL S AT FRI THU PE C WED TA TUE MON SUN IT MOON PHASES U 7 7 N he rn M2 6 SA G May 5 De ne b M 29 No Cr rt o ss N ASA / LRO 8 SIOPEIA 22 h g NE Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. 16h LU PU CEN S θ TA U RUS ι -40° 13 Facing