MARCH 2018 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h a H O ER C U c Fa LE n ci S d a ub _ 26 27 28 29 30 31 s + ` _ lus gu Re N _ Diameter 32′ 22″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Lyot Crater March 2 * Demonax Crater March 3 * Baade Crater March 13 * Mare Australe March 31 M A RCH 2 018 * SK Y & TELESCOPE H R 369,106 km E March 26, 17h UT T Perigee 4 b M6 ¡ Planet location shown for mid-month g 7 ` S YD US Diameter 29′ 32″ n ci Fa 404,678 km M4 0° A A RV March 11, 09h UT _ kle O XT R CO Apogee 1 2 3 4 Po ER _ C a 0 DISTANCES a _ SE -1 f NC Moon Mar 27 c March 31 12:37 UT CA ¡ Sic a e E C L I P T I C FULL MOON 42 c LE 15:35 UT LEO MINOR 13:12 UT i March 24 Zenith ` March 17 COMA BERENICES FIRST QUARTER VIRGO NEW MOON _ 11:20 UT b ` Moon Mar 30 a 00:51 UT ¡ March 9 f h 14 LAST QUARTER March 2 Facing East FULL MOON X 25 M81 M82 24 an 23 Th 22 ` 21 URSA MINOR 20 AC 19 ` 18 _ 17 g 16 Bi 15 a 14 p 13 Di 12 pe r b 11 ¡ 10 U R M S AJ A O R 9 _ 8 ` 7 o 6 d 5 M iza r co r Al 1 _ 4 DR c & M5 3 CAN E VEN S AT I C I 2 M3 1 d S S AT FRI THU urus WED a ÖT E ¡ Arct TUE MON b N ASA / LRO MOON PHASES SUN ` 31 3 BO 13 ` Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. 2 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 R Al M48 ph ar d A a SE 11h _ AN PYXIS TL _ IA ` 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. VEL c A 8 Facing