September 2019

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 8%
9. 2 15%
10. 3 24%
11. 4 35%
12. 5 New
13. 6 56%
14. 7 66%
15. 8 75%
16. 9 83%
17. 10 89%
18. 11 94%
19. 12 98%
20. 13 100%
21. 14 Full
22. 15 98%
23. 16 94%
24. 17 89%
25. 18 82%
26. 19 74%
27. 20 65%
28. 21 Last qtr
29. 22 44%
30. 23 33%
31. 24 23%
32. 25 14%
33. 26 7%
34. 27 2%
35. 28 New
36. 29 1%
37. 30 6%

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

Events in September 2019

1. Mon, Sep 27:00 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

2. Tue, Sep 311:37 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

3. Tue, Sep 311:39 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Sep 39:25 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

5. Thu, Sep 511:11 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Sep 63:20 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Sep 89:41 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Sep 103:14 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

9. Fri, Sep 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

10. Fri, Sep 1311:10 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Sep 134:42 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Sep 1412:33 AM

    Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

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

13. Tue, Sep 176:30 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Sep 2110:41 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Mon, Sep 233:49 AM

    September equinox

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

16. Fri, Sep 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

17. Fri, Sep 2711:58 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Sep 282:26 PM

    New Moon

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

19. Sun, Sep 2911:38 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, Sep 296:04 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

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