Moon calendar
September 1979
- 1 70%
- 2 80%
- 3 89%
- 4 95%
- 5 99%
- 6 Full
- 7 98%
- 8 93%
- 9 86%
- 10 77%
- 11 67%
- 12 56%
- 13 Last qtr
- 14 36%
- 15 27%
- 16 19%
- 17 12%
- 18 7%
- 19 3%
- 20 1%
- 21 New
- 22 2%
- 23 5%
- 24 10%
- 25 17%
- 26 25%
- 27 34%
- 28 45%
- 29 First qtr
- 30 66%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in September 1979
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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6:54 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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6:59 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:37 AM
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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9:40 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:31 PM
Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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6:38 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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1:09 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:16 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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9:43 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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4:55 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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10:56 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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5:47 AM
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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9:21 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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9:45 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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10:09 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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6:54 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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11:16 AM
September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
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9:41 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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4:52 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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12:20 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.