Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: September 2000

September Calendar

Moon Phase	Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
	1	Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 4 minutes north of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.	2200	6 pm
	5	FIRST QUARTER	1600	12 pm (Noon)
	7	Jupiter is 5 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.	1800	2 pm
	8	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	1300	9 am
	9	Neptune is 1 degree 2 minutes north of the Moon.	2300	7 pm
	11	Uranus is 1 degree 4 minutes north of the Moon.	0100	9 pm (Sept. 10)
	12	Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	2000	4 pm
	13	FULL MOON	2000	4 pm
	16	Mars is 0 degrees 8 minutes north of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.	0700	3 am
	18	Venus is 3 degrees north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.	1900	3 pm
	19	Saturn is 1 degree 8 minutes north of the Moon.	0100	9 pm (Sept. 18)
	19	Jupiter is 2 degrees north of the Moon.	1900	3 pm
	21	LAST QUARTER	0100	9 pm (Sept. 20)
	22	Autumnal Equinox	1700	1 pm
	23	Mercury is 0 degrees 7 minutes north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.	1500	11 am
	24	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	0800	4 am
	25	Mars is 2 degrees south of the Moon.	1700	1 pm
	27	The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.	0300	11 pm (Sept. 26)
	27	NEW MOON	2000	4 pm
	29	Mercury is 8 degrees south of the Moon.	1300	9 am
	29	Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	1400	10 am
	30	Venus is 5 degrees south of the Moon.	0000	8 pm (Sept. 29)
	30	Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 5 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.	0400	12 am (Midnight)