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saberscorpx
27-02-2009, 08:36 PM
March 2009 Lunar Highlights
(all times UT)


max northern declination: 4th (+27.0°)
max southern declination: 18th (-26.9°)

max south limb exposed: 1st (-6.7°)
max east limb exposed: 13th (+5.3°)
max north limb exposed: 14th (+6.7°)
max west limb exposed: 25th (-5.4°)

Lunar X: 3rd (2227)
Curtiss Cross: 20th (0022)
[timings courtesy of Dana Thompson]
RLO crater ray timings:
http://tinyurl.com/5lnbo7 (http://tinyurl.com/5lnbo7)


3rd: Luna 0.8°N of M45 (0800)

4th: First Quarter (0746)

7th: Perigee [367017km] (1500)

8th: Daylight Savings Time begins

Luna 1.5°S of M44 (0200)


11th: Full Moon (0238)

17th: Luna 0.2°N of Antares (0500)
occultation from NE parts of S. America, S Atlantic Ocean,
southern Africa, Madagascar, Yemen

18th: Last Quarter (1747)

19th: Apogee [404299km] (1300)

22nd: Luna 1.5°N of Jupiter (2100)

26th: New Moon [lunation 1067] (1606)
extreme lunar crescent spotting data for L1067-74:
http://tinyurl.com/2rvsbc (http://tinyurl.com/2rvsbc)

30th: Luna 0.6°N of M45 (1400)



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