Lunar Weekend Calendar for 2018
This information is a reformatted version of
DL7APV's Lunar
Weekend Calendar (EME NL Dec 2017)
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 - 2018
2400 Sat/ 0000 Sun |
Decl |
Loss |
Sun offset |
Temp |
contest dates & meetings |
Comments |
Expeditions on 432 or up |
|
Jan 06/07 |
+5.0 |
-0.9 |
112 |
20 |
+ |
|
Day PM |
|
Jan 13/14 |
-19.4 |
-2.2 |
34 |
100 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
Jan 20/21 |
-9.3 |
-1.7 |
-46 |
25 |
+ |
|
Day AM |
|
Jan 27/28 |
+17.8 |
-0.2 |
-130 |
40 |
- |
EME SSB Contest Fri/Sat 13cm |
Night |
|
Feb 03/04 |
+2.3 |
-0.8 |
131 |
25 |
+ |
|
Night |
|
Feb 10/11 |
-20.2 |
-2.1 |
52 |
180 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
Feb 17/18 |
-6.3 |
-1.5 |
-27 |
25 |
+ |
|
Sun Close |
|
Feb 24/25 |
+18.9 |
-0.4 |
-113 |
40 |
- |
Day AM |
TG3MB |
|
Mar 03/04 |
-0.5 |
-0.8 |
152 |
30 |
|
Night |
TG3MB |
|
Mar 10/11 |
-20.7 |
-2.1 |
71 |
160 |
|
|
Day PM |
|
Mar 17/18 |
-3.2 |
-1.3 |
-8 |
25 |
|
|
Sun Noise |
|
Mar 24/25 |
+19.4 |
-0.6 |
-97 |
35 |
DUBUS CW contest 13cm |
Day AM |
||
April 00/01 |
-3.3 |
-1.0 |
172 |
30 |
++ |
|
Night |
|
April 07/08 |
-21.0 |
-2.1 |
90 |
80 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
April 14/15 |
-0.3 |
-1.1 |
11 |
25 |
++ |
|
Sun close |
|
April 21/22 |
+19.3 |
-0.6 |
-81 |
30 |
- |
DUBUS CW Contest 23cm |
Day AM |
|
April 28/29 |
-6.3 |
-1.2 |
-169 |
25 |
++ |
|
Night |
|
May 05/06 |
-20.8 |
-2.2 |
110 |
45 |
- |
Day PM |
|
|
May 12/13 |
+2.5 |
-1.0 |
31 |
30 |
++ |
|
Day PM |
|
May 19/20 |
+18.5 |
-0.4 |
-65 |
20 |
- |
ARI EME spring session |
Day AM |
|
May 26/27 |
-9.4 |
-1.5 |
-150 |
30 |
+ |
|
Night |
|
June 02/03 |
-20.2 |
-2.2 |
128 |
35 |
- |
Night |
|
|
June 09/10 |
+5.1 |
-0.9 |
51 |
30 |
+ |
Day PM |
|
|
June 16/17 |
+17.1 |
-0.2 |
-48 |
15 |
- |
Day AM |
|
|
June 23/24 |
-12.3 |
-1.7 |
-132 |
35 |
+ |
|
Night |
|
July 00/01 |
-19.0 |
-2.2 |
147 |
30 |
- |
|
Night |
|
July 07/08 |
+7.9 |
-1.1 |
70 |
30 |
++ |
Day PM |
|
|
July 14/15 |
+15.3 |
-0.1 |
-29 |
20 |
- |
Sun Close |
|
|
July 21/22 |
-14.9 |
-1.7 |
-114 |
40 |
+ |
Day AM |
|
|
July 28/29 |
-17.3 |
-2.1 |
165 |
30 |
- |
|
Night |
|
Aug 04/5 |
+10.7 |
-1.0 |
89 |
30 |
++ |
Day PM |
|
|
Aug 11/12 |
+13.2 |
0 |
-10 |
20 |
- |
Sun Close |
|
|
Aug 18/19 |
-17.0 |
-1.7 |
-95 |
40 |
+ |
EME Conference in PA0 |
Day AM |
|
Aug 25/26 |
-15.1 |
-2.0 |
-176 |
30 |
- |
|
Night |
|
Sept 01/02 |
+13.7 |
-1.0 |
107 |
30 |
+ |
Night |
|
|
Sept 08/09 |
+10.9 |
-0.1 |
9 |
20 |
- |
Sun Noise(Sunday!) |
|
|
Sept 15/16 |
-18.8 |
-1.7 |
-76 |
50 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
Sept 22/23 |
-12.6 |
-1.9 |
-157 |
25 |
- |
|
Night |
|
Sept 29/30 |
+16.5 |
-0.8 |
124 |
35 |
+ |
Night |
|
|
Oct 06/07 |
+8.2 |
-0.4 |
28 |
20 |
|
Day PM |
|
|
Oct 13/14 |
-20.2 |
-1.7 |
-57 |
100 |
+/- |
|
Day AM |
|
Oct 20/21 |
-10.2 |
-1.9 |
-137 |
25 |
- |
|
Night |
|
Oct 27/28 |
+18.7 |
-0.6 |
-141 |
40 |
- |
ARRL II 50 - 1296 MHz |
Night |
|
Nov 03/04 |
+5.0 |
-0.7 |
46 |
20 |
- |
Day PM |
|
|
Nov 10/11 |
-21.3 |
-1.7 |
-38 |
180 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
Nov 17/18 |
-7.7 |
-1.9 |
-117 |
25 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
Nov 24/25 |
+20.1 |
-0.3 |
158 |
40 |
- |
Night |
|
|
Dec 01/02 |
+1.5 |
-0.9 |
64 |
30 |
- |
|
Day PM |
|
Dec 08/09 |
-21.9 |
-1.9 |
-19 |
180 |
- |
|
Sun Close |
|
Dec 15/16 |
-5.1 |
-1.8 |
-97 |
25 |
- |
|
Day AM |
|
Dec 22/23 |
+20.8 |
0 |
176 |
40 |
- |
Night |
|
|
Dec 29/30 |
-2.2 |
-1.0 |
82 |
30 |
- |
HNY |
Day PM |
|
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 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
max declination(deg) |
18 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 | 28 | 27 |
declination at perigee (deg) |
-7 |
+14 |
+18 |
+19 |
+18 |
+5 |
-25 |
-27 |
-25 |
+7 | +28 | +26 |
The maximum declination goes up now until 2025 , and perigee and high positive declination are in phase until 2019