September 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 New
13. 2 2%
14. 3 5%
15. 4 10%
16. 5 17%
17. 6 24%
18. 7 33%
19. 8 42%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 62%
22. 11 71%
23. 12 80%
24. 13 88%
25. 14 94%
26. 15 98%
27. 16 Full
28. 17 99%
29. 18 95%
30. 19 88%
31. 20 80%
32. 21 70%
33. 22 59%
34. 23 Last qtr
35. 24 36%
36. 25 27%
37. 26 18%
38. 27 11%
39. 28 5%
40. 29 2%
41. 30 New

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

Events in September 2016

1. Thu, Sep 15:03 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, Sep 15:06 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

3. Fri, Sep 212:29 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Fri, Sep 25:00 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Sep 26:13 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Sep 26:14 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

7. Sat, Sep 37:30 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Sep 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

9. Thu, Sep 86:06 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Sep 97:49 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Mon, Sep 127:33 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

12. Thu, Sep 153:45 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Sep 162:54 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

14. Fri, Sep 163:05 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

15. Sun, Sep 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.

16. Sun, Sep 182:31 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Sep 2210:21 AM

    September equinox

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

18. Fri, Sep 235:56 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Mon, Sep 263:07 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

20. Wed, Sep 283:27 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

21. Thu, Sep 296:05 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

22. Fri, Sep 3012:54 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

23. Fri, Sep 308:12 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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