Sept. 1
Venus passes 9 degrees south of Pollux
Sept. 1
Venus passes 9 degrees south of Pollux
Sept. 6
Last-quarter Moon, 8:11am
Sept. 7
Moon farthest from Earth (apogee-251,322 miles), 7:41pm
Sept. 9
Moon passes 5 degrees north of Saturn, 3pm
Sept. 10
Mercury passes 0.05 degrees south of Regulus.
Moon passes 7 degrees north of Venus, 9am
Sept. 12
Moon passes 4 degrees north of Mercury, 6pm
Sept. 14
New Moon, 7:29am PST
Sept. 16
Rosh Hashanah, first day of the Jewish year
Sept. 21
First-quarter Moon, 8:54pm
Sept. 22
Fall or autumn equinox, 9:30am
Moon is closest to Earth (perigee-229,652 miles), 1:58pm
Sept. 24
Moon passes 5 degrees south of Neptune, 8pm
Sept. 25
Moon passes 4 degrees south of Uranus, 8pm
Sept. 28
Full Moon, 6:09pm. The full Moon of September is called the Fruit Moon.
Being nearest to the
September equinox, it is also called the Harvest Moon and marks the end of summer and beginning of fall.
