September 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 7%
10. 2 3%
11. 3 1%
12. 4 New
13. 5 2%
14. 6 7%
15. 7 13%
16. 8 22%
17. 9 32%
18. 10 43%
19. 11 First qtr
20. 12 65%
21. 13 76%
22. 14 85%
23. 15 92%
24. 16 97%
25. 17 100%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 98%
28. 20 94%
29. 21 88%
30. 22 81%
31. 23 73%
32. 24 64%
33. 25 Last qtr
34. 26 45%
35. 27 36%
36. 28 27%
37. 29 18%
38. 30 11%

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

Events in September 1986

1. Thu, Sep 412:15 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Sep 43:11 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, Sep 51:17 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Sun, Sep 75:55 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Sep 105:05 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

6. Thu, Sep 113:41 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Thu, Sep 113:57 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Sep 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

9. Sat, Sep 135:44 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Sep 1711:11 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Sep 181:34 AM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

12. Tue, Sep 233:59 AM

    September equinox

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

13. Thu, Sep 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

14. Thu, Sep 2511:18 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.