Moon calendar

September 2176

  1. 1 4%
  2. 2 1%
  3. 3 New
  4. 4 2%
  5. 5 6%
  6. 6 12%
  7. 7 19%
  8. 8 27%
  9. 9 36%
  10. 10 45%
  11. 11 First qtr
  12. 12 64%
  13. 13 73%
  14. 14 81%
  15. 15 88%
  16. 16 94%
  17. 17 98%
  18. 18 Full
  19. 19 99%
  20. 20 96%
  21. 21 90%
  22. 22 82%
  23. 23 73%
  24. 24 62%
  25. 25 Last qtr
  26. 26 39%
  27. 27 29%
  28. 28 19%
  29. 29 11%
  30. 30 6%

Events in September 2176

  1. 12:20 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

  2. 5:18 AM

    New Moon

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

  3. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

  4. 1:32 AM

    First Quarter

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

  5. 11:25 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

  6. 10:02 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

  7. 11:44 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

  8. 5:28 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

  9. 6:22 PM

    Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

  10. 9:36 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

  11. 10:48 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

  12. 3:19 AM

    September equinox

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

  13. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.

  14. 12:40 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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

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