September 1951

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 New
15. 2 1%
16. 3 5%
17. 4 11%
18. 5 18%
19. 6 27%
20. 7 38%
21. 8 First qtr
22. 9 60%
23. 10 71%
24. 11 81%
25. 12 90%
26. 13 96%
27. 14 99%
28. 15 Full
29. 16 98%
30. 17 95%
31. 18 89%
32. 19 82%
33. 20 73%
34. 21 64%
35. 22 55%
36. 23 Last qtr
37. 24 36%
38. 25 27%
39. 26 19%
40. 27 12%
41. 28 6%
42. 29 2%
43. 30 New

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

Events in September 1951

1. Sat, Sep 14:50 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Sep 18:50 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, Sep 18:51 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

4. Mon, Sep 35:47 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Sep 311:00 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

6. Tue, Sep 410:10 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Sep 82:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Tue, Sep 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.

9. Sat, Sep 158:26 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

10. Sat, Sep 158:38 AM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

11. Sun, Sep 1612:12 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sun, Sep 166:39 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Sep 2312:13 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Sun, Sep 234:37 PM

    September equinox

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

15. Sun, Sep 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

16. Mon, Sep 245:15 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Sep 274:33 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Sep 296:37 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

19. Sun, Sep 301:20 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Sep 306:23 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Sep 308:57 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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