| Aug.
30 |
New
Moon 12:58pm PDT; 19:58 UT.
The
Moon conjoins Saturn
7:21pm PDT; 02:21 UT 8/31.
|
| Sept.
1 |
The
Moon conjoins Venus
9:23am PDT; 16:23 UT.
The Moon conjoins Mercury
1:55pm PDT; 20:55 UT.
The
youngest Moon lies near Mercury, Venus and Mars. 7:45pm Map
The Moon conjoins Mars
8:58pm PDT; 03:58 UT 9/2. |
| Sept.
2 |
The waxing
Crescent Moon lies near Spica. 7:45pm
Sky Chart |
| Sept.
3 |
The
Sun conjoins Saturn
7:00pm PDT; 02:00 UT 9/4.
|
| Sept.
4 |
The
Moon lies south of the two brightest stars of Libra. |
| Sept.
6 |
The
Quarter Moon passes
0.3º south of Antares 8:00pm PDT; 04:00
UT 9/7. The Moon occults the star for viewers
in E Australasia, Polynesia, SW S. America. 8:30pm
Map |
| Sept.
7 |
International Angel Day
First
Quarter Moon 7:04am PDT; 14:04 UT.
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,167 miles) 7:57am
PDT; 14:57 UT.
Jupiter is stationary
direct 9:16pm PDT; 04:16 UT 9/8.
The Moon lies above the stinger of Scorpius, on its way to Jupiter.
|
| Sept.
8 |
The
Moon conjoins Pluto
9:42am PDT; 16:42 UT.
Mercury conjoins Mars
10:44am PDT; 17:44 UT.
The waxing
Gibbous Moon approaches Jupiter from the west. 9/8
9:00pm Sky Chart |
| Sept.
9 |
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
1:54pm PDT; 20:54 UT.
The Gibbous Moon lies near Jupiter and the star Nunki. 8:30pm
Map |
| Sept.
10 |
Mercury
reaches greatest elongation (27º) 9:00pm PDT; 04:00 UT 9/11. Venus
and Mars are within a day of exact conjunction. 7:30pm Map
The growing Moon lies south of Altair, the head of Aquila the
Eagle. Look for the triangle formed by the Moon, Jupiter and Altair. |
| Sept.
11 |
World
Day of Prayer
Venus conjoins Mars
7:06pm PDT; 02:06 UT 9/12. Mercury lies below the pair. 7:30pm Map
The Moon diagonally aligns with Fomalhaut to the southeast and Altair
to the northwest. |
| Sept.
11-21 |
11 Days of Global Unity |
| Sept.
12 |
The
Moon conjoins Neptune
6:29pm PDT; 01:29 UT 9/13. It occults (hides) the planet for observers
in N. America except NW, N tip S. America, Iceland, United Kingdom.
Uranus is at opposition 7:00pm PDT; 02:00 UT 9/13. |
| Sept.
13 |
EarthDance Global Celebration |
| Sept.
14 |
Peace
Intention Experiment
Mercury conjoins Venus
6:37pm PDT; 01:37 UT 9/15.
Join SouledOut.org in its Full
Moon Meditation 9:00pm PDT; O4:04 UT.
The Moon conjoins Uranus
10:09pm PDT; 05:09 UT 9/15.
|
| Sept.
15 |
Harvest Full
Moon 2:13am PDT; 09:13 UT. The Moon lies in the constellation
Pisces below the Square of Pegasus.
Full
Moon Global Meditation |
| Sept.
17 |
Venus,
Mars and Mercury gather around Spica. 7:30pm Map |
| Sept.
19 |
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 229,215 miles) 8:27pm
PDT; 03:27 UT 9/20.
The waning
Gibbous Moon approaches
the Pleiades (M45) from the west. Watch the Moon get closer to and
pass the star cluster as night turns into morning. A
lunar
occultation occurs for
E USA, Canada an W Europe. |
| Sept.
20 |
The
Gibbous Moon passes the
Pleiades (M45) to the east. |
| Sept.
21 |
International Day of Peace Vigil
Last
Quarter Moon 10:04pm PDT; 05:04 UT 9/22. The Moon lies near Elnath.
|
| Sept.
22 |
Equinox
Global Meditations
Autumn
Equinox 8:45am PDT; 15:45 UT
|
| Sept.
23 |
The waning
Crescent Moon lies
just west of Pollux and Castor. |
| Sept.
24 |
Venus
lies to the east of Spica, Mars above the star and Mercury below.
Only Venus is visible, the other bodies are lost in the solar
glare. |
| Sept.
26 |
A
slim predawn Crescent Moon lies below Regulus. |
| Sept.
27 |
A
sliver of an old
Moon lies east of predawn Saturn. 6:15am
Map
The Moon conjoins Saturn
9:29am PDT; 16:29 UT. |
| Sept.
29 |
New
Moon 1:12am PDT; 08:12 UT. |