September 2012

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 99%
15. 2 95%
16. 3 90%
17. 4 84%
18. 5 76%
19. 6 68%
20. 7 58%
21. 8 Last qtr
22. 9 40%
23. 10 30%
24. 11 22%
25. 12 14%
26. 13 7%
27. 14 3%
28. 15 New
29. 16 1%
30. 17 3%
31. 18 9%
32. 19 17%
33. 20 26%
34. 21 37%
35. 22 First qtr
36. 23 60%
37. 24 70%
38. 25 80%
39. 26 87%
40. 27 94%
41. 28 98%
42. 29 Full
43. 30 100%

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

Events in September 2012

1. Sun, Sep 23:58 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Sep 7

   Apogee

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

3. Sat, Sep 87:12 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Sep 89:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Mon, Sep 108:28 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Wed, Sep 1211:16 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Sep 1510:11 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Tue, Sep 187:30 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Sep 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

10. Wed, Sep 194:33 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Sep 2210:48 AM

    September equinox

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

12. Sat, Sep 223:41 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sat, Sep 292:59 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

14. Sat, Sep 299:39 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Sep 2911:19 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

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