September 2013

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 14%
9. 2 8%
10. 3 4%
11. 4 1%
12. 5 New
13. 6 2%
14. 7 5%
15. 8 11%
16. 9 19%
17. 10 28%
18. 11 38%
19. 12 First qtr
20. 13 61%
21. 14 72%
22. 15 82%
23. 16 90%
24. 17 96%
25. 18 99%
26. 19 Full
27. 20 98%
28. 21 94%
29. 22 89%
30. 23 81%
31. 24 73%
32. 25 64%
33. 26 Last qtr
34. 27 45%
35. 28 36%
36. 29 27%
37. 30 19%

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

Events in September 2013

1. Thu, Sep 57:36 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Sep 66:10 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Sep 84:46 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Sep 911:47 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Sep 121:09 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Sun, Sep 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.

7. Wed, Sep 184:53 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Sep 197:13 AM

   Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

9. Fri, Sep 208:19 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Sep 224:43 PM

    September equinox

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

11. Thu, Sep 2611:56 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Fri, Sep 27

    Apogee

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

13. Sat, Sep 283:52 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

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