Night sky in May
These charts show the whole sky at about 10 pm in mid-May (9 pm at the end of the month, 11 pm at the start; add an hour for daylight saving time). From 40° N the constellations highest in the sky are Canes Venatici, Boötes, Coma Berenices and Ursa Major.
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.
50° N40° N30° N20° Nthe equator35° S
Sky chart for 50° N
Constellations high in the sky from 50° N: Canes Venatici, Ursa Major, Boötes, Draco, Coma Berenices, Ursa Minor, Corona Borealis, Leo Minor, Hercules, Camelopardalis.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, Regulus.
Sky chart for 40° N
Constellations high in the sky from 40° N: Canes Venatici, Boötes, Coma Berenices, Ursa Major, Corona Borealis, Draco, Leo Minor, Ursa Minor, Virgo, Leo.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Antares, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, Regulus.
Sky chart for 30° N
Constellations high in the sky from 30° N: Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, Boötes, Corona Borealis, Virgo, Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Leo, Draco, Hercules.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Antares, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, Regulus.
Sky chart for 20° N
Constellations high in the sky from 20° N: Coma Berenices, Boötes, Canes Venatici, Virgo, Corona Borealis, Leo, Corvus, Ursa Major, Libra, Leo Minor.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Antares, Spica, Pollux, Regulus.
Sky chart for the equator
Constellations high in the sky from the equator: Virgo, Corvus, Coma Berenices, Libra, Boötes, Crater, Canes Venatici, Hydra, Leo, Corona Borealis.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Rigil Kentaurus, Arcturus, Vega, Hadar, Acrux, Antares, Spica, Mimosa.
Sky chart for 35° S
Constellations high in the sky from 35° S: Centaurus, Lupus, Corvus, Crux, Libra, Circinus, Norma, Virgo, Crater, Musca.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Arcturus, Hadar, Acrux, Antares, Spica, Mimosa.
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