September 1940

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 0%
9. 2 New
10. 3 3%
11. 4 9%
12. 5 17%
13. 6 27%
14. 7 38%
15. 8 First qtr
16. 9 59%
17. 10 69%
18. 11 78%
19. 12 86%
20. 13 92%
21. 14 96%
22. 15 99%
23. 16 Full
24. 17 99%
25. 18 96%
26. 19 92%
27. 20 86%
28. 21 79%
29. 22 70%
30. 23 61%
31. 24 Last qtr
32. 25 40%
33. 26 30%
34. 27 20%
35. 28 12%
36. 29 5%
37. 30 1%

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

Events in September 1940

1. Sun, Sep 18:07 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Sep 18:52 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

3. Sun, Sep 110:41 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Sep 212:15 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Sep 312:21 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Sep 312:26 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Sep 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.

8. Wed, Sep 47:58 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Thu, Sep 59:51 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Sun, Sep 83:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Sep 1111:22 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Sep 1610:41 AM

    Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

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

13. Wed, Sep 184:09 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

14. Wed, Sep 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

15. Fri, Sep 205:36 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Sep 207:20 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

17. Fri, Sep 207:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Sep 215:04 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Sep 2312:45 AM

    September equinox

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

20. Tue, Sep 241:47 PM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Sat, Sep 284:03 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

22. Sat, Sep 283:33 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

23. Mon, Sep 3011:59 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

24. Mon, Sep 3012:20 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

25. Mon, Sep 301:52 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

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