Monthly star charts

Pick a month to see which constellations and bright stars are up in the evening, with charts for latitudes from 50° N to 35° S.

Star chart of the night sky in January from 40° N with constellation lines and namesJanuaryStar chart of the night sky in February from 40° N with constellation lines and namesFebruaryStar chart of the night sky in March from 40° N with constellation lines and namesMarchStar chart of the night sky in April from 40° N with constellation lines and namesAprilStar chart of the night sky in May from 40° N with constellation lines and namesMayStar chart of the night sky in June from 40° N with constellation lines and namesJuneStar chart of the night sky in July from 40° N with constellation lines and namesJulyStar chart of the night sky in August from 40° N with constellation lines and namesAugustStar chart of the night sky in September from 40° N with constellation lines and namesSeptemberStar chart of the night sky in October from 40° N with constellation lines and namesOctoberStar chart of the night sky in November from 40° N with constellation lines and namesNovemberStar chart of the night sky in December from 40° N with constellation lines and namesDecember

Hold the chart above your head with the bottom edge toward the direction you face: the center is the point straight overhead (zenith), the edge is the horizon. East is on the left because you look up at the sky, not down at a map.

Maps of the northern and southern sky

Northern sky star map: all constellations around Polaris and the North Celestial Pole labeled, including Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Cygnus, Orion and the zodiac
Star map from the North Celestial Pole to 20° south
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Southern sky star map: all constellations around the South Celestial Pole labeled, including Crux (the Southern Cross), Centaurus, Carina, Scorpius and Orion
Star map from the South Celestial Pole to 20° north
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Constellations by season

The constellations that are highest in the evening sky (around 9 pm) in each season, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator the seasons are reversed: the winter constellations of the north are summer constellations there.

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