September 1993

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 100%
12. 2 98%
13. 3 94%
14. 4 89%
15. 5 82%
16. 6 75%
17. 7 66%
18. 8 56%
19. 9 Last qtr
20. 10 36%
21. 11 26%
22. 12 17%
23. 13 9%
24. 14 3%
25. 15 New
26. 16 1%
27. 17 4%
28. 18 10%
29. 19 18%
30. 20 27%
31. 21 38%
32. 22 First qtr
33. 23 59%
34. 24 69%
35. 25 78%
36. 26 85%
37. 27 91%
38. 28 96%
39. 29 99%
40. 30 Full

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

Events in September 1993

1. Fri, Sep 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

2. Mon, Sep 62:04 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Sep 92:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Sep 1511:10 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Thu, Sep 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

6. Fri, Sep 1712:32 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Sep 172:52 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Sep 175:13 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Sep 1711:38 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Sep 223:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Sep 228:22 PM

    September equinox

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

12. Thu, Sep 235:45 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Sep 241:20 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Sep 241:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Sep 242:06 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Sep 302:54 PM

    Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

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

17. Thu, Sep 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

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