Moon calendar
September 2028
- 1 95%
- 2 98%
- 3 Full
- 4 99%
- 5 97%
- 6 94%
- 7 88%
- 8 81%
- 9 73%
- 10 64%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 43%
- 13 33%
- 14 23%
- 15 14%
- 16 7%
- 17 2%
- 18 New
- 19 1%
- 20 6%
- 21 12%
- 22 21%
- 23 31%
- 24 41%
- 25 First qtr
- 26 61%
- 27 71%
- 28 79%
- 29 86%
- 30 92%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in September 2028
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7:48 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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6:15 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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3:50 PM
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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10:22 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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8:46 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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6:34 AM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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7:13 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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1:52 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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2:24 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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1:22 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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7:45 AM
September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
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9:10 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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10:37 PM
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:56 AM
Jupiter 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.