Moon calendar
September 1987
- 1 56%
- 2 67%
- 3 77%
- 4 86%
- 5 94%
- 6 98%
- 7 Full
- 8 99%
- 9 95%
- 10 89%
- 11 81%
- 12 73%
- 13 63%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 44%
- 16 34%
- 17 26%
- 18 18%
- 19 11%
- 20 6%
- 21 2%
- 22 New
- 23 0%
- 24 2%
- 25 7%
- 26 13%
- 27 21%
- 28 31%
- 29 41%
- 30 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in September 1987
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.
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2:13 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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5:03 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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7:45 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
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3:31 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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11:08 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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11:11 PM
Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.
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9:45 AM
September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
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4:53 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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12:27 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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12:46 AM
Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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6:39 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.