September 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 14%
15. 2 7%
16. 3 2%
17. 4 New
18. 5 1%
19. 6 5%
20. 7 11%
21. 8 19%
22. 9 28%
23. 10 37%
24. 11 First qtr
25. 12 56%
26. 13 66%
27. 14 74%
28. 15 82%
29. 16 89%
30. 17 94%
31. 18 98%
32. 19 Full
33. 20 100%
34. 21 98%
35. 22 93%
36. 23 87%
37. 24 79%
38. 25 70%
39. 26 59%
40. 27 Last qtr
41. 28 37%
42. 29 26%
43. 30 16%

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

Events in September 1956

1. Sat, Sep 18:09 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Sep 23:07 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Sep 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

4. Tue, Sep 412:25 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

5. Tue, Sep 42:57 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Sep 612:48 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Sep 78:56 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Sep 102:02 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Sep 105:54 PM

   Mars at opposition

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

10. Tue, Sep 118:13 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Sep 1312:48 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Sep 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

13. Wed, Sep 1911:19 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

14. Sat, Sep 229:35 PM

    September equinox

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

15. Wed, Sep 269:11 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

16. Thu, Sep 277:25 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Sun, Sep 306:48 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Sep 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

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