September 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 76%
14. 2 68%
15. 3 59%
16. 4 Last qtr
17. 5 40%
18. 6 30%
19. 7 22%
20. 8 14%
21. 9 7%
22. 10 3%
23. 11 New
24. 12 0%
25. 13 3%
26. 14 8%
27. 15 16%
28. 16 26%
29. 17 36%
30. 18 First qtr
31. 19 59%
32. 20 70%
33. 21 79%
34. 22 87%
35. 23 93%
36. 24 98%
37. 25 Full
38. 26 100%
39. 27 98%
40. 28 94%
41. 29 89%
42. 30 82%

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

Events in September 1950

1. Sun, Sep 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

2. Mon, Sep 49:54 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Sep 64:11 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Sep 104:38 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Sep 1111:29 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Sep 1111:38 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

7. Tue, Sep 125:17 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Sep 123:43 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Sep 139:25 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Sep 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.

11. Fri, Sep 1511:01 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

12. Sat, Sep 1611:43 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Sep 173:39 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

14. Mon, Sep 1812:55 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Sep 184:54 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sat, Sep 239:31 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Sep 2310:43 AM

    September equinox

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

18. Sun, Sep 241:17 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Sep 2511:16 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

20. Mon, Sep 2511:22 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

21. Fri, Sep 2912:27 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

22. Fri, Sep 292:29 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

23. Sat, Sep 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

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