September 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 99%
10. 2 96%
11. 3 91%
12. 4 84%
13. 5 76%
14. 6 66%
15. 7 Last qtr
16. 8 44%
17. 9 33%
18. 10 23%
19. 11 14%
20. 12 7%
21. 13 2%
22. 14 New
23. 15 1%
24. 16 5%
25. 17 10%
26. 18 17%
27. 19 26%
28. 20 35%
29. 21 45%
30. 22 First qtr
31. 23 64%
32. 24 72%
33. 25 80%
34. 26 87%
35. 27 93%
36. 28 97%
37. 29 100%
38. 30 Full

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

Events in September 1947

1. Wed, Sep 39:47 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

2. Sun, Sep 711:57 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Sep 87:17 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Sep 107:42 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Sep 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

6. Fri, Sep 127:57 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Sep 143:28 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Sep 148:59 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Sep 155:31 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Sep 156:22 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Sep 1510:59 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Sep 176:40 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Sep 195:26 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Sep 221:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Tue, Sep 235:28 PM

    September equinox

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

16. Wed, Sep 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

17. Sat, Sep 272:21 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Sep 301:41 AM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

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