Moon calendar
September 1972
- 1 37%
- 2 27%
- 3 18%
- 4 10%
- 5 5%
- 6 1%
- 7 New
- 8 1%
- 9 4%
- 10 9%
- 11 15%
- 12 22%
- 13 30%
- 14 39%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 58%
- 17 68%
- 18 77%
- 19 85%
- 20 92%
- 21 97%
- 22 100%
- 23 Full
- 24 97%
- 25 91%
- 26 83%
- 27 74%
- 28 63%
- 29 Last qtr
- 30 41%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in September 1972
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4:28 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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7:36 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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1:27 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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7:14 AM
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:18 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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1:29 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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3:13 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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3:36 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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6:29 AM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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3:59 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:32 PM
September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
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12:07 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
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11:34 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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3:16 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.