September 2024

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 2%
9. 2 New
10. 3 0%
11. 4 2%
12. 5 6%
13. 6 11%
14. 7 18%
15. 8 26%
16. 9 35%
17. 10 44%
18. 11 First qtr
19. 12 65%
20. 13 75%
21. 14 84%
22. 15 91%
23. 16 97%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 100%
26. 19 96%
27. 20 90%
28. 21 82%
29. 22 73%
30. 23 62%
31. 24 Last qtr
32. 25 41%
33. 26 31%
34. 27 22%
35. 28 15%
36. 29 9%
37. 30 4%

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

Events in September 2024

1. Sun, Sep 18:36 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Sep 29:56 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Wed, Sep 410:33 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Thu, Sep 55:12 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Sep 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

6. Sun, Sep 812:19 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

7. Wed, Sep 112:06 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Tue, Sep 176:09 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Sep 1710:34 PM

   Full Moon Harvest MoonSupermoon

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

10. Tue, Sep 1710:44 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

11. Wed, Sep 183:10 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Sep 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

13. Fri, Sep 208:07 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Sun, Sep 221:28 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Sep 228:43 AM

    September equinox

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

16. Tue, Sep 242:50 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Wed, Sep 258:39 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Sep 304:53 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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