September 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 1%
14. 2 New
15. 3 1%
16. 4 4%
17. 5 9%
18. 6 16%
19. 7 24%
20. 8 34%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 56%
23. 11 67%
24. 12 78%
25. 13 87%
26. 14 94%
27. 15 98%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 95%
31. 19 90%
32. 20 83%
33. 21 74%
34. 22 65%
35. 23 55%
36. 24 Last qtr
37. 25 36%
38. 26 28%
39. 27 20%
40. 28 13%
41. 29 7%
42. 30 3%

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

Events in September 1978

1. Sat, Sep 22:02 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Sep 212:09 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Sep 45:20 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Tue, Sep 56:30 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Sep 711:52 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Sep 98:46 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Sep 911:20 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Wed, Sep 1311:08 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Sep 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

10. Sat, Sep 163:01 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

11. Sat, Sep 163:04 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

12. Sat, Sep 235:25 AM

    September equinox

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

13. Sun, Sep 241:08 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, Sep 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

15. Tue, Sep 267:44 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Sep 294:05 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Sep 3011:04 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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