Malaki (March) Skies at 8 P.M.: Manu Ho Olua
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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserMALAKI (MARCH) SKIES AT 8 P.M.
‘Akau (north)
on au
M (NW
Hokupa‘a
riz ol
an
)
North Star
ho o‘
u ho
E K
H riz
‘Iwakeli‘i
(N nu
o‘ on
ol )
Cassiopeia
a
M
ua
Nahiku
Big Dipper
Hokulei
Nanamua Makali‘i
Castor Pleiades
Komohana (west)
Nanahope
Hikina (east)
MARS
Pollux
Kapuahi
Hokupa Alderaan
Leo Puana
Procyon Kaheiheionakeiki
Orion
A‘a
Sirius
M (S
riz na
an E
)
Keali‘iokonaikalewa
ho Ko
on
u hor
M izo
Milky Way Canopus
W u
al n
(S an
galaxy
an )
M
ai
Hema (south)
HIGHLIGHTS
March moon phases
>> Spring equinox: March 20 marks the vernal or
spring equinox when the sun will be rising exactly
east and setting exactly west. This day is
celebrated as the first day of spring in the
Northern Hemisphere. Despite the “equinox” term,
there will not be equal parts daytime and NEW FIRST FULL LAST
nighttime. March 15 will generate the closest 3/6 3/14 3/20 3/27
amount of equal day and night, with the day lasting
12 hours and 52 seconds. This star chart is oriented for an
>> Supermoon: Immediately following our March
observer looking up and facing south.
equinox, the moon will once again be at its perigee
In this orientation, the Hikina (east)
position on its full moon date of March 20. The
moon’s orbit around earth is not a perfect circle. horizon is on the left and the Komohana
As such, there is a point in the moon’s orbit where (west) horizon is on the right.
it is slightly closer to earth, and this point is called
perigee. When the full moon is at perigee, it is
often referred to as a supermoon.