For a live chart or current planet locations, goto the live sky map Sky map is set for Latitude 42 Degrees North
HOW TO USE THIS CHART
This chart will match the sky if used on or near the first of the month at 10 PM or on or near the 15th of the month at 9 PM.
ALIGNING This chart is set as though you are looking south. Objects at the bottom of the chart are in front of you, objects at the top of the chart are behind you and those in the center are directly above your head. If you have a printed copy of this chart, you may rotate the page so that the direction indicator at the bottom matches the direction that you are facing. The center of the map will always represent the portion of the sky that is directly overhead.
FINDING OBJECTS Locate a bright star pattern in the sky that is easy to recognize such as Cassiopeia or the Big Dipper. Once you find that pattern on the map, hop to the nearest bright star in the direction of the object you are trying to find. Glancing between
the map and the sky, continue this until you are near the object. Then use star patterns and distance approximations to find the exact location.