September 1909

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 96%
12. 2 91%
13. 3 83%
14. 4 73%
15. 5 62%
16. 6 Last qtr
17. 7 41%
18. 8 31%
19. 9 22%
20. 10 14%
21. 11 8%
22. 12 4%
23. 13 1%
24. 14 New
25. 15 1%
26. 16 4%
27. 17 8%
28. 18 14%
29. 19 22%
30. 20 30%
31. 21 39%
32. 22 First qtr
33. 23 60%
34. 24 70%
35. 25 80%
36. 26 88%
37. 27 95%
38. 28 99%
39. 29 Full
40. 30 98%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in September 1909

1. Wed, Sep 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

2. Wed, Sep 19:58 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Sep 312:16 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Sep 62:44 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

5. Thu, Sep 97:49 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Sep 1410:09 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

7. Tue, Sep 144:16 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Sep 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

9. Fri, Sep 176:03 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Fri, Sep 177:14 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Sep 188:31 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

12. Wed, Sep 221:31 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

13. Thu, Sep 2311:44 AM

    September equinox

    Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.

14. Thu, Sep 2310:37 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Sep 245:03 AM

    Mars at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

16. Tue, Sep 2810:07 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Sep 298:05 AM

    Full Moon Harvest MoonSupermoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

18. Wed, Sep 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

19. Thu, Sep 307:40 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.