September 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 92%
12. 2 85%
13. 3 77%
14. 4 69%
15. 5 59%
16. 6 Last qtr
17. 7 40%
18. 8 31%
19. 9 23%
20. 10 15%
21. 11 9%
22. 12 4%
23. 13 1%
24. 14 New
25. 15 1%
26. 16 5%
27. 17 11%
28. 18 19%
29. 19 28%
30. 20 39%
31. 21 First qtr
32. 22 62%
33. 23 72%
34. 24 82%
35. 25 90%
36. 26 96%
37. 27 99%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 99%
40. 30 95%

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

Events in September 2004

1. Mon, Sep 611:11 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Tue, Sep 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

3. Thu, Sep 910:05 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Sun, Sep 1211:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Sep 1410:29 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Tue, Sep 1411:05 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Sep 148:09 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Sep 148:56 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Sep 159:13 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

10. Tue, Sep 2111:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Tue, Sep 217:52 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

12. Wed, Sep 2212:29 PM

    September equinox

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

13. Wed, Sep 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

14. Sun, Sep 261:15 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Sep 268:17 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Sep 289:09 AM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

17. Tue, Sep 289:21 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Sep 292:50 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.

19. Wed, Sep 293:21 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

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