September 1966

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 97%
13. 2 94%
14. 3 88%
15. 4 82%
16. 5 74%
17. 6 64%
18. 7 Last qtr
19. 8 44%
20. 9 34%
21. 10 23%
22. 11 14%
23. 12 7%
24. 13 2%
25. 14 New
26. 15 1%
27. 16 5%
28. 17 12%
29. 18 20%
30. 19 30%
31. 20 40%
32. 21 First qtr
33. 22 61%
34. 23 70%
35. 24 79%
36. 25 86%
37. 26 92%
38. 27 96%
39. 28 99%
40. 29 Full
41. 30 99%

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

Events in September 1966

1. Thu, Sep 11:36 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Sep 710:07 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sat, Sep 103:06 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Sun, Sep 1112:32 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Sep 113:05 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Sep 1111:13 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Sep 132:31 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

8. Tue, Sep 132:46 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Sep 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

10. Wed, Sep 141:01 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Sep 142:19 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, Sep 143:13 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Wed, Sep 1410:13 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Sep 182:04 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Sep 1911:49 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

16. Wed, Sep 2110:25 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Fri, Sep 237:43 AM

    September equinox

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

18. Sun, Sep 252:31 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Sep 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

20. Wed, Sep 283:29 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Sep 2912:47 PM

    Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

    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.