Lunar Weekend Calendar for 2015

This information is a reformatted version of DL7APV's Lunar Weekend Calendar (EME NL Dec 2014)
More detailed info can be taken from VK3UMs famous EME Planner

Loss= Apogee (loss=1.9 dB). Loss=Perigee (loss=0.3 dB). ATP=ActivityTimePeriod for 432 CW. 
Temp=High background temp. Temp=Low background temp

Please send reports to K2UYH & DUBUS
See also Franck F5SE's Moon Conditions Graph - 2015

2400_Sat/ 0000 Sun

Decl
(deg)

Loss
(dB)

Sun offset
(deg)

Temp
432
(degK)

libration

contest dates & meetings

Comments

Jan 03/04

+18,6

-1,7

-166

40

++

ATP Sun 00:30-02:30 & 1600-1800

Night

Jan 10/11

+0,8

-2,2

116

20

-

 

Day (PM)

Jan 17/18

-18,5

-0,7

35

120

+

ARRL VHF Tropo

Day (PM)

Jan 24/25

+3,0

-0,5

-62

25

-

 

Day (AM)

Feb 00 /01

+18,1

-1,9

-148

40

+

Dubus contest 144/432 &
432 SSB Fun- Contest (sun)

Night

Feb 07/08

-1,7

-2,2

136

25

-

 

Night

Feb 14/15

-18,4

-0,8

54

180

+

 

Day (PM)

Feb 21/22

+5,6

-0,3

-43

25

-

23cm SSB Fun- Contest (sun)
Day (AM)

Mar 00 /01

+17,1

-2,0

-130

30

-

Dubus 2,3GHz contest
ATP Sat 2300-0100 & Sun 1400-1600

Night

Mar 07/08

-4,4

-2,2

155

30

-

Eu VHF/UHF Tropo

Night

Mar 14/15

-17,8

-0,9

72

140

+

 

Day (PM)

Mar 21/22

+8,0

-0,3

-23

25

-

 
Sun close

Mar 28/29

+15,8

-2,0

-112

20

-

Dubus 3,4GHz contest
ATP Sun 1300-1500 & 2130-2330
Summertime starts in
Eu

Day (AM)

Apr 04/05

-7,1

-2,1

174

30

-

 

Night

Apr 11/12

-16,8

-0,9

89

70

+

 

Day (PM)

Apr 18/19

+10,2

-0,3

-3

30

-

 

Sun noise

Apr 25/26

+14,3

-2,0

-93

20

-

Dubus 1,3GHz contest
ARI Contest Digi Modes
ATP Sun 1130-1330 & 2030-2230

Day (AM)

May 02 /03

-9,5

-1,9

-167

30

-

Eu VHF/UHF Tropo

Night

May 09/10

-15,3

-0,9

106

35

-

 
Day (PM)

May 16/17

+12,3

-0,6

16

35

-

Dubus 10Ghz GHz contest
Dayton Hamvention

ATP Sun 0430-0630 & 1300-1500

Sun close

May 23/24

+12,7

-1,9

-74

15

-

 

Day (AM)

May 30 /31

-11,6

-1,8

-148

35

-

 

Night

June 06/07

-13,4

-0,7

123

30

-

EU 23 and up Tropo

Night

June 13/14

+14,4

-0,8

34

35

-

Dubus 5,7GHz contest
ATP Sun 0300-0500 & 1200-1400
ARRL VHF Tropo

Day (PM)

June 20/21

+11,0

-2,0

-54

20

-

 

Day (AM)

June 27/28

-13,4

-1,7

-128

35

-

Ham Radio (DL)

Night

July 04/05

-11,1

-0,5

140

30

-

Eu VHF/UHF Tropo

Night

July 11/12

+16,0

-1,1

51

30

-

ATP Sun 0130-0330 & 1000-1200

Day (PM)

July 18/19

+9,0

-2,1

-34

20

-

CQ WW VHF ?

Day (AM)

July 25/26

-14,8

-1,7

-109

40

+

 

Day (AM)

Aug 01/02

-8,7

-0,3

158

25

-

ARRL UHF Tropo
ES-Tropo ?

Night

Aug 08/09

+17,2

-1,2

68

40

+

ATP Sun 0000-0200 & 1000-1200

Day (PM)

Aug 15/16

+6,6

-2,2

-15

20

-

LY-Tropo

Sun close

Aug 22/23

-16,0

-1,7

-90

40

+

 

Day (AM)

Aug 29/30

-6,2

-0,1

178

25

-

 

Night

Sept 05/06

+17,9

-1,3

85

45

++

Eu VHF Tropo
ARRL EME µwave 2.4G and up

Day (PM)

Sept 12/13

+4,0

-2,2

4

20

-

ARRL VHF Tropo
Weinheim (DL)

Sun noise

Sept 19/20

-17,1

-1,7

-71

45

-

 

Day (AM)

Sept 26/27

-3,7

-0,1

-163

25

-

ARI Contest CW/SSB

Night

Oct 03/04

+18,1

-1,2

103

40

++

Eu UHF Tropo

Day (PM)

Oct 10/11

+1,3

-2,3

23

20

-

 

Sun close

Oct 17/18

-17,9

-1,7

-53

80

+

 

Day (AM)

Oct 24/25

-1,2

-0,2

-143

25

-

Wintertime starts in Eu
Interradio Hannover (DL) Saturday

Night

Nov 00/01

+18,0

-1,1

121

40

++

ARRL EME 50-1296 MHz

Night

Nov 07/08

-1,4

-2,2

43

30

-

Eu VHF CW Tropo

Day (PM)

Nov 14/15

-18,3

-1,6

-36

180

+

 

Day (AM)

Nov 21/22

+1,6

-0,4

-124

25

-

 

Night

Nov 28/29

+17,7

-1,1

140

35

++

ARRL EME 50-1296 MHz

Night

Dec 05/06

-3,8

-2,2

62

30

-

 

Day (PM)

Dec 12/13

-18,2

-1,3

-19

140

++

 

Sun close

Dec 19/20

+4,6

-0,6

-107

25

-

 

Day (AM)

Dec 26/27

+17,0

-1,2

160

25

++

 

Night

 

 Sun Offset vs Time of day for Visible Moon

 -180°

 -120°

-30°  

 0°

 +30°

+120°

+180°  
 
Night - N
Day (AM) - DA
Sun Noise - S
Day (PM) - DP
Night - N
 

 

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

max declination(deg)

20

19

18

17

18

19

22

23

25

27

28

28

declination at perigee (deg)

-19

-16

-7

+14

+18

+19

+18

+5

-25

-27

-25

+7

The maximum declination goes down until 2016 and perigee and high positive declination are out of phase until 2016

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