Lunar X Dates for 2009

67champ · Senior Member Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 818 Ohio, USA

Lunar X on the Moon – 2009

Predicted start dates and times of the fully formed X-shaped illumination near first quarter phase using 1.2 sun alt at crater Werner:

Date, Time, Illumination fraction, Colongitude

January 3, 1605 UT, .41, 357.62
February 2, 0733 UT, .43, 358.06
March 3, 2227 UT, .46, 358.48
April 2, 1215 UT, .49, 358.75
May 2, 0042 UT, .52, 358.82
May 31, 1153 UT, .54, 358.67
June 29, 2213 UT, .55, 358.34
July 29, 0817 UT, .55, 358.44
August 27, 1845 UT, .53, 357.53
September 26, 0612 UT, .51, 357.26
October 25, 1900 UT, .48, 357.19
November 24, 0910 UT, .45, 357.36
December 24, 0022 UT, .43, 357.72

Dana T.

faith_healer

Thx, I was waiting for this.

I'm determined to catch one of these this year....

67champ · Senior Member Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 818 Ohio, USA

Good luck, I hope you see it.

dt

67champ · Senior Member Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 818 Ohio, USA

December 24, 0022 UT, .43, 357.72