Sun, Moon, and Stars: September 2001
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Movement of the heavenly bodies: September 2001
September Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) |
Hour (EST) |
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1 | Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 0700 | 3 am |
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1 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2300 | 7 pm |
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2 | FULL MOON | 2200 | 6 pm |
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10 | Saturn is 0 degrees 2 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 2100 | 5 pm |
|
10 | LAST QUARTER | 1900 | 3 pm |
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12 | Jupiter is 1 degree 0 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1200 | 8 am |
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15 | Venus is 3 degrees south of the Moon. | 0700 | 3 am |
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16 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1600 | 12 pm (noon) |
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17 | NEW MOON | 1000 | 6 am |
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18 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 27 degrees east of the Sun. | 2200 | 6 pm |
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19 | Mercury is 8 degrees south of the Moon. | 0200 | 10 pm (Sept. 18) |
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20 | NEW MOON | 0300 | 11 pm |
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20 | Mercury is 0 degrees 9 minutes north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. | 2000 | 4 pm |
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22 | Equinox | 2300 | 7 pm |
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24 | FIRST QUARTER | 1000 | 6 am |
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25 | Mars is 2 degrees south of the Moon. | 0100 | 9 pm (Sept. 24) |
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27 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 0500 | 1 am |
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27 | Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 0500 | 1 am |
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28 | Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 1100 | 7 am |
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29 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0600 | 2 am |
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