FEBRUARY 2021 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 η CO Fa η M Thuba ζ n γ r iza r M Alco & α β n ci ε M δ ip α M 81 82 A R JO β 3 M A S ig er p B Polaris R γ 2 D U C A N N ES E February 1 URSA MINOR V A T IC I N ASA / LRO MOON PHASES PA R D A L I S WED S AT FRI THU 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 e Regulus GE δ ε M3 η γ Diameter 32′ 17″ Diameter 29′ 32″ M9 3 Planet location shown for mid-month FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS 42 * Hausen (Crater) February 1 * Le Gentil (Crater) February 2 * Cabeus (Crater) February 3 * Hayn (Crater) February 15 FEBRUARY 2 021 * SK Y & TELESCOPE O 50 Bellatr Betelg euse ORIO C λ β ER O N ζ γ ix γ 0° δ ε M42 β Rig S Saiph β α S iriu s α CA n ci Fa 404,467 km February 18, 10h UT N M M4 47 6 0 1 2 3 4 +20° Ald α IS N R O IN 370,116 km χ2 A February 3, 19h UT α Perigee O M -1 DISTANCES Apogee 48 α 08:17 UT M n yo 18:47 UT ζ χ1 C oc Pr February 27 M M ard February 19 Alph FULL MOON β 5 μ β CANCER M67 ε ζ α FIRST QUARTER 8 M3 6 M3 M44 θ M37 I llu β γ α 19:06 UT A 17:37 UT DR February 11 HY February 4 ANS NEW MOON SEXT LAST QUARTER A r IN sto Po M Ca α Moon Feb 2 3 α x Facing East 28 E C L I P T I C α 19 RIG 18 ella 17 AU 16 Cap 15 Mo o Feb n 26 β 14 ο 13 X 12 N 11 LY 10 ι 9 α 8 γ 7 Sickl 6 R 5 LE O MI NO 4 LEO 3 h 2 11 1 β TUE MON SUN L it tl e D ip p er 51 g NE Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. DRA 14 h 15 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. Exact for latitude 40°N. 8h PU β M4 1 MA δ η PP NIS JO γ R β LEPUS ε α IS COLU MBA -40° 5 Facing