September 1964

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 25%
11. 2 16%
12. 3 8%
13. 4 3%
14. 5 1%
15. 6 New
16. 7 3%
17. 8 7%
18. 9 14%
19. 10 21%
20. 11 30%
21. 12 39%
22. 13 First qtr
23. 14 57%
24. 15 67%
25. 16 75%
26. 17 83%
27. 18 90%
28. 19 95%
29. 20 99%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 99%
32. 23 95%
33. 24 89%
34. 25 81%
35. 26 72%
36. 27 61%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 38%
39. 30 28%

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

Events in September 1964

1. Tue, Sep 11:26 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Sep 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.

3. Wed, Sep 22:56 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Wed, Sep 29:18 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Sep 212:39 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Sep 21:19 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Sep 26:19 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Sep 512:43 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Sep 57:26 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Sep 612:34 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Sep 106:20 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Sep 135:24 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Sep 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

14. Fri, Sep 188:12 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Sat, Sep 199:02 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Sep 211:31 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

17. Mon, Sep 213:41 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Sep 228:16 PM

    September equinox

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

19. Fri, Sep 253:51 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Sep 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

21. Mon, Sep 2811:01 AM

    Last Quarter

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

22. Wed, Sep 309:24 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.