JANUARY 2021 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h ζ M iza +60° r ε α Thuban Di 12 h γ δ g Bi er pp Fa g n ci 19 r co Al 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 NE β M β α U +80° SA R JO A R M81 M82 LE M O IN O R L Polaris N ASA / LRO January 3 EO ι γ LO PA RD ER α AL δ l β IS ρ λ α se Ald ζ η eu lg te Ple iad Hya es des eba ran γ TA O λ UR US ξ ο α x N tri lla IO Be R δ ε ζ β S 42 6 0° M 19:16 UT 0 January 28 21:02 UT M5 January 20 Be Procyon FULL MOON RO FIRST QUARTER CE 05:00 UT α 09:37 UT α NO January 13 Moo Jan n 24 ζ MO January 6 M4 NEW MOON M48 LAST QUARTER β γ 31 ε 30 S 29 SE U 28 ι 27 AURIGA 26 M38 M36 25 I C M37 24 T θ 23 μ 22 I P M35 21 L CANIS MINORα 20 C β 19 HYDRA 18 Facing East 17 E P 16 Capella α 15 β 14 GEMINI 13 α 12 Castor 11 β 10 Pollux 9 M44 8 γ 7 M67 6 h 5 α 4 9 3 ME 2 CER 1 X S AT FRI THU N WED CAN TUE MON M Ja oon n 28 LY α MOON PHASES CA 8 ο 31 SUN URSA MINOR β Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. κ M4 β 7 l ge β ng FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS Planet location shown for mid-month * Inghirami Crater January 3 USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP * Kircher Crater January 8 * Bel'kovich Crater January 19 * Pingre Crater January 31 JANUARY 2 021 * SK Y & TELESCOPE LE R Diameter 29′ 33″ Ri s riu 404,360 km γ JO January 21, 13h UT β Si Apogee 1 2 3 4 SE 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. Exact for latitude 40°N. ERIDA β A UT 41 M Diameter 32′ 32″ α January 9, 367,389 km ci Fa Perigee M 16h IS 0 ε γ α N -1 A 42 C DISTANCES ο2 6h CO NUS -20° PU S α α LU M BA CA EL UM -40° 3 Facing