*** LUNAR WEEKEND CALENDAR FOR 1998 ***
by G3SEK
At 2400 Sat/ Declination Signals Sun offset Sky temp (K) Comments
0000 Sun (deg) (dB) (deg) 432MHz 144MHz
Jan-03/04 - 3.8 1.0 +69 24 275 Moon in south.
Jan-10/11 18.6 0.1 +158 44 575 Night.
Jan-17/18 2.5 -0.9 -121 20 264 Night.Apogee.
Jan-24/25 -18.2 -0.1 -42 132 2320 Moon in south.
Feb-00/01 - 0.7 1.0 +51 24 305 Moon in south.
Feb-07/08 18.5 0.0 +140 36 467 Night.
Feb-14/15 0.0 -0.9 -141 24 320 Moon in south.
Feb-21/22 -18.5 0.0 -62 175 3390 Moon in south.
Mar-00/01 2.2 1.0 +32 25 310 Day(PM).
Mar-07/08 18.0 -0.1 +122 29 400 Night.
Mar-14/15 - 2.8 -0.9 -160 27 360 Moon in south.
Mar-21/22 -18.5 0.1 -82 140 2030 Moon in south.
Mar-28/29 4.9 1.0 +13 ++++ ++++ Sun noise.
Apr-04/05 17.1 -0.2 +104 19 260 Day(PM).
Apr-11/12 -5.5 -0.9 -176 26 360 Moon in south.
Apr-18/19 -18.2 0.1 -100 67 835 Moon in south.
Apr-25/26 7.4 0.9 -8 ++++ ++++ Sun noise.
May-02/03 15.9 -0.3 +85 17 226 Day(PM).
May-09/10 -8.1 -0.9 +162 27 376 Moon in south.
May-16/17 -17.4 0.2 -117 60 419 Moon in south.
May-23/24 9.9 0.9 -26 28 400 Sun noise.
May-30/31 14.5 -0.4 +67 15 200 Day(PM).
Jun-06/07 -10.5 -0.9 +144 30 420 Moon in south.
Jun-13/14 -16.0 0.3 -134 28 375 Moon in south.
Jun-20/21 12.3 0.9 -43 29 420 Day(AM).
Jun-27/28 12.8 -0.5 +48 15 210 Day(PM).
Jul-04/05 -12.4 -0.8 +125 32 453 Moon in south.
Jul-11/12 -14.1 0.4 -151 27 375 Moon in south.
Jul-18/19 14.5 0.8 -59 29 405 Day(AM).
Jul-25/26 10.8 -0.5 +29 17 225 Sun noise.
Aug-01/02 -14.2 -0.8 +106 25 490 Moon in south.
Aug-08/09 -11.9 0.5 -168 24 360 Moon in south.
Aug-15/16 16.5 0.8 -75 32 442 Day(AM).
Aug-22/23 8.5 -0.6 +11 ++++ ++++ Sun noise.
Aug-29/30 -15.8 -0.7 +88 39 600 Moon in south.
Sep-05/06 - 9.5 0.6 +173 22 280 Moon in south.
Sep-12/13 18.0 0.7 -91 34 517 Day(AM).
Sep-19/20 5.8 -0.7 -8 ++++ ++++ Sun noise.
Sep-26/27 -17.2 -0.7 +69 50 1900 Moon in south.
Oct-03/04 -7.1 0.7 +154 22 279 Moon in south.
Oct-10/11 18.9 0.6 -109 44 525 Day(AM).
Oct-17/18 3.0 -0.7 -27 20 275 Sun noise.
Oct-24/25 -18.5 -0.6 +50 100 1500 Moon in south.
Nov-00/01 - 4.7 0.8 +135 23 275 Moon in south.
Nov-07/08 19.4 0.5 -128 37 472 Night.
Nov-14/15 0.2 -0.8 -46 27 360 Day(AM).Apogee.
Nov-21/22 -19.3 -0.5 +31 150 2800 Moon in south.
Nov-28/29 - 1.9 0.8 +116 24 280 Moon in south.
Dec-05/06 19.3 0.4 -148 31 415 Night.
Dec-12/13 - 2.4 -0.8 -65 27 360 Moon in south.
Dec-19/20 -19.6 -0.5 +13 ++++ ++++ Moon in south.
Dec-26/27 1.2 0.9 +97 25 306 Day(PM).
All data are at Saturday midnight wherever possible.
Sky temperatures estimated using VK3UM's program.
"++++" means that the sun is within a typical antenna beamwidth,
at some time during the weekend.
Comments: Ian, G3SEK
Editor "The VHF/UHF DX Book"