September 2020

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 100%
11. 2 Full
12. 3 98%
13. 4 94%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 83%
16. 7 75%
17. 8 67%
18. 9 57%
19. 10 Last qtr
20. 11 37%
21. 12 28%
22. 13 19%
23. 14 11%
24. 15 5%
25. 16 1%
26. 17 New
27. 18 2%
28. 19 7%
29. 20 15%
30. 21 24%
31. 22 35%
32. 23 First qtr
33. 24 56%
34. 25 67%
35. 26 76%
36. 27 84%
37. 28 90%
38. 29 95%
39. 30 98%

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

Events in September 2020

1. Wed, Sep 21:22 AM

   Full Moon Corn Moon

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

2. Wed, Sep 28:08 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Sep 612:44 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Sep 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

5. Mon, Sep 71:59 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Sep 105:26 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Fri, Sep 114:17 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

8. Mon, Sep 142:53 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Sep 177:00 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Fri, Sep 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.

11. Tue, Sep 229:30 AM

    September equinox

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

12. Wed, Sep 239:55 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Fri, Sep 253:11 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Sep 254:51 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, Sep 255:25 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Sep 301:00 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

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