September 1998

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 74%
11. 2 82%
12. 3 90%
13. 4 96%
14. 5 99%
15. 6 Full
16. 7 98%
17. 8 93%
18. 9 86%
19. 10 76%
20. 11 66%
21. 12 Last qtr
22. 13 44%
23. 14 33%
24. 15 24%
25. 16 15%
26. 17 9%
27. 18 4%
28. 19 1%
29. 20 New
30. 21 1%
31. 22 4%
32. 23 8%
33. 24 14%
34. 25 21%
35. 26 29%
36. 27 38%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 58%
39. 30 68%

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

Events in September 1998

1. Thu, Sep 34:55 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Sep 310:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Sep 67:10 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

4. Sun, Sep 67:21 AM

   Full Moon Corn Moon

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

5. Mon, Sep 712:32 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Sep 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,400 km.

7. Wed, Sep 93:16 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Sep 111:40 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Sep 129:58 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Tue, Sep 1510:53 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

11. Thu, Sep 176:57 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Sep 192:16 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Sep 192:16 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

14. Sun, Sep 202:43 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Sep 201:02 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Wed, Sep 231:37 AM

    September equinox

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

17. Wed, Sep 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

18. Fri, Sep 253:34 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

19. Mon, Sep 285:11 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Wed, Sep 301:49 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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