Lunar Weekend Calendar for 2012 (by DL7APV)
|
2400_Sat/ 0000 Sun |
Decl/deg |
Loss (dB) |
Sun offset/° |
Temp 432 |
contest dates |
Comments & 432
ATP |
Moon in DL GMT (ca.) |
|
|
Jan 0/1 |
+6 |
-1,78 |
+85 |
25 |
- |
Just relax ! |
Apogee, Day PM, |
11-23 |
|
Jan 7/8 |
+21 |
-1,32 |
+165 |
45 |
- |
|
Night |
15-5 |
|
Jan 14/15 |
-8 |
-0,42 |
-110 |
30 |
- |
|
Night near perigee |
0-8 |
|
Jan 21/22 |
-20 |
-0,59 |
+15 |
80 |
- |
Moon in south, Day AM |
6-14 |
|
|
Jan 28/29 |
+9 |
-1,78 |
+64 |
25 |
- |
|
apogee, Day AM, Sun
10-12&18-20 |
10-22 |
|
Feb 4/5 |
+20 |
-1,18 |
+146 |
40 |
+ |
Day PM to night |
14-4 |
|
|
Feb 11/12 |
-11 |
-0,23 |
-127 |
30 |
- |
|
Perigee, night |
23-7 |
|
Feb 18/19 |
-18 |
-0,87 |
-33 |
45 |
+ |
|
Moon in south, day |
6-12 |
|
Feb
25/26 |
+11 |
-1,83 |
+45 |
25 |
- |
|
apogee daytime Sun
9-11&17-19 |
8-20 |
|
Mar 3/4 |
+18 |
-1,14 |
+126 |
30 |
+ |
DUBUS contest 432&3.4G CW/SSB |
Eu
VHF/UHF T-contest Day PM |
12-2 |
|
Mar 10/11 |
-14 |
0,02 |
-145 |
30 |
- |
|
Moon in south, perigee |
22-5 |
|
Mar 17/18 |
-15 |
-1,07 |
-50 |
35 |
+ |
|
Moon in south |
4-12 |
|
Mar
24/25 |
+14 |
-1,90 |
+25 |
30 |
- |
|
Apogee daytime Sun
7:30-9:30 & 15:30-17:30 |
7-20 |
|
Apr 0/1 |
+16 |
-1,17 |
+107 |
25 |
+ |
DUBUS contest 144 MHz & 10 GHz + up |
Day PM |
11-1 |
|
Apr 7/8 |
-17 |
+0,22 |
-164 |
35 |
- |
|
Moon in south, perigee |
22-4 |
|
Apr 14/15 |
-13 |
-1,15 |
-68 |
35 |
+ |
|
Moon in south |
3-11 |
|
Apr
21/22 |
+16 |
-1,95 |
+6 |
35 |
- |
ARI EME Meeting |
apogee Daytime Sun
6-8&14-16 |
5-19 |
|
Apr 28/29 |
+14 |
-1,21 |
+88 |
20 |
+ |
DUBUS contest 2.3 GHz |
Day PM |
10-23 |
|
May 5/6 |
-19 |
+0,3 |
+177 |
35 |
- |
Moon in south, best loss perigee |
20-2 |
|
|
May 12/13 |
-9 |
-1,14 |
-87 |
30 |
+ |
SM4IVE SM-EME meeting |
Day AM |
1-10 |
|
May
19/20 |
+18 |
-1,96 |
-12 |
35 |
- |
apogee daytime Sun 5-7
& 13-15 |
4-18 |
|
|
May 26/27 |
+11 |
-1,20 |
+70 |
15 |
+ |
DUBUS contest 1.2GHz |
Day PM, low temp !! |
10-22 |
|
June 2/3 |
-20 |
+0,21 |
+158 |
40 |
- |
Moon in south |
18-1 |
|
|
June 9/10 |
-6 |
-1,09 |
-106 |
25 |
+ |
Night |
0-9 |
|
|
June
16/17 |
+19 |
-1,91 |
-30 |
35 |
- |
|
Apogee Day AM Sun
12-14 US |
2-16 |
|
June
23/24 |
+8 |
-1,1 |
+52 |
20 |
+ |
Ham Radio (DL) DUBUS contest 5.7 GHz |
Day PM Sun 11-13 AS |
9-21 |
|
July 0/1 |
-22 |
+0,02 |
+140 |
40 |
- |
|
Moon in south, perigee |
19-23 |
|
July 7/8 |
-3 |
-1,08 |
-126 |
25 |
+ |
Day AM |
22-8 |
|
|
July
14/15 |
+20 |
-1,85 |
-49 |
35 |
- |
|
Apogee, Day AM Sun
12-14 US |
1-15 |
|
July_21/22 |
+4 |
-0,91 |
+34 |
20 |
+ |
|
Day PM, Sun
9:30-11:30 AS |
8-19 |
|
July 28/29 |
-22 |
-0,20 |
+123 |
70 |
- |
|
Moon in south, perigee |
17-23 |
|
Aug 4/5 |
-1 |
-1,14 |
-146 |
25 |
+ |
Night |
21-7 |
|
|
Aug 11/12 |
+21 |
-1,79 |
-68 |
40 |
- |
Apogee, Day PM |
0-14 |
|
|
Aug 18/19 |
+1 |
-0,65 |
+15 |
20 |
+ |
15th INTERNATIONAL EME CONFERENCE
|
7-17 |
|
|
Aug 25/26 |
-22 |
-0,37 |
+106 |
140 |
- |
|
Moon in south |
16-22 |
|
Sept 1 /2 |
+2 |
-1,28 |
-166 |
25 |
+ |
Night |
19-5 |
|
|
Sept 8/9 |
+21 |
-1,78 |
-87 |
45 |
- |
Apogee, Day AM |
22-13 |
|
|
Sept 15/16 |
-2 |
-0,40 |
-4 |
20 |
+ |
SUN, Day |
6-16 |
|
|
Sept 22/23 |
-21 |
-0,44 |
+91 |
180 |
- |
|
Moon in south |
15-21 |
|
Sept 29/30 |
+5 |
-1,47 |
+175 |
25 |
+ |
Night |
17-4 |
|
|
Oct 6/7 |
+20 |
-1,81 |
-106 |
45 |
- |
Apogee, Day AM |
21-11 |
|
|
Oct 13/14 |
-5 |
-0,24 |
-24 |
25 |
+ |
|
Perigee, Day AM |
5-14 |
|
Oct 20/21 |
-20 |
-0,38 |
+74 |
100 |
- |
|
Moon in south, Day PM |
13-20 |
|
Oct 27/28 |
+8 |
-1,64 |
+145 |
25 |
+/- |
|
Apogee, Day PM |
16-3 |
|
Nov 3/4 |
+19 |
-1,84 |
-125 |
40 |
- |
ARRL EME I |
Apogee, night |
20-10 |
|
Nov 10/11 |
-8 |
-0,23 |
-44 |
30 |
+ |
|
Perigee, Day AM |
4-13 |
|
Nov 17/18 |
-18 |
-0,24 |
+57 |
50 |
- |
|
Moon in south, perigee |
12-19 |
|
Nov 24/25 |
+11 |
-1,75 |
+137 |
25 |
+ |
|
Apogee, night |
14-2 |
|
Dec 1 /2 |
+18 |
-1,81 |
-143 |
35 |
- |
Apogee, night |
19-8 |
|
|
Dec 8/9 |
-10 |
-0,34 |
-64 |
30 |
+ |
|
Day AM |
3-11 |
|
Dec 15/16 |
-16 |
-0,12 |
+37 |
35 |
- |
|
Moon in south, Day PM |
10-18 |
|
Dec
22/23 |
+14 |
-1,78 |
+118 |
30 |
+/- |
|
Apogee, Day PM Sun
14-16&21-23 |
13-1 |
|
Dec 29/30 |
+16 |
-1,71 |
-162 |
25 |
- |
|
Apogee, night |
18-7 |
Loss = near Apogee (loss=1.9dB), loss=near Perigee (loss=+0,3dB)
*ATP=ActivityTimePeriod for 432MHz,
send reports to K2UYH & Dubus, 432 MHz activity times should boost the
432MHz CW EME activity. See many big guns in CW within
432.010 and 432.030 MHz.
Sun Offset vs Time of Day for
Visible Moon
|
-180° |
-120° |
-30° |
0° |
+30° |
+120° |
+180° |
|
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|
Night N |
Day(AM)DA |
Sun noise S |
Day(PM) DP |
Night N |
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|
Year |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
max. dec. |
22 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
|
dec.at perigee |
-22 |
-19 |
-16 |
-7 |
+14 |
+18 |
+19 |
+18 |
+5 |
-25 |
-27 |
-25 |
The maximum
declination goes down until 2016 and perigee and high positive declination are
out of phase until 2016