JANUARY 2020 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North h ζ M iza +60° r ε α Di 12 h Thuban γ δ g Bi er pp Fa g n ci January 1 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 U +80° SA R JO A R M81 Polaris ο ι γ P ER α δ l β IS ρ ζ x 42 β β ο2 Ri ε l ge JANUARY 2 02 0 * SK Y & TELESCOPE 0° M January 14 ο ε * Cabeus Crater ξ δ January 13 US tri N January 10 * Hausen Crater lla IO * Schluter Crater λ UR α β 42 January 1 Be R s * Baillaud Crater LE R FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS Moo Jan n 6 κ riu Diameter 29′ 29″ γ JO 405,393 km ε γ O ζ Si January 29, 21h UT A Apogee TA Planet location shown for mid-month ng 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. ERIDA β 41 Diameter 32′ 39″ ran es des γ M 365,959 km 1 2 3 4 ci Fa January 13, 20h UT 0 M Perigee IS Diameter 29′ 32″ iad Hya eba α N 404,580 km -1 A January 2, 2h UT α C Apogee Ald λ se α eu lg te 7 M4 DISTANCES S η Be β 6 S M4 RO 0 January 24 21:42 UT M5 January 17 12:58 UT γ Procyon NEW MOON CE LAST QUARTER Ple α NO January 10 19:21 UT α January 3 4:45 UT β ζ MO FULL MOON M48 FIRST QUARTER U 31 SE 30 ι 29 AURIGA 28 Capella α 27 M38 M36 26 β 25 M37 24 θ 23 M35 22 μ 21 GEMINI 20 α 19 M Ja oon n1 0 Castor 18 Pollux 17 β 16 ER 15 M44 14 CANIS MINORα 13 γ 12 β 11 M67 10 HYDRA 9 h 8 α 7 9 6 Facing East 5 AL 4 RD 3 PA 2 LO X S AT FRI THU 1 ME N WED CAN C TUE MON CA LY α MOON PHASES SUN M82 LE O 14 LE M O IN O R N ASA / LRO 13 α β Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. URSA MINOR 10 6h CO NUS -20° PU S α α LU M BA CA EL UM -40° 3 Facing