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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 00:43 PDT (1,649 days ago) in Virgo |
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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 21 Sep 2019 at 19:41 PDT (1,651 days ago) in Orion |
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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 01:25 PDT (1,654 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 21:32 PDT (1,659 days ago) in Aquarius |
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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 06:32 PDT (1,659 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Comet 260P/McNaught passes perihelion Comet 260P/McNaught makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 (1,661 days ago) in Aries |
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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 at 03:15 PDT (1,661 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 00:15 PDT (1,662 days ago) in Aquarius |
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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2019 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Sep 2019 (1,663 days ago) in Perseus |
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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor amongst others. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 06:41 PDT (1,664 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 06:41 PDT (1,664 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'24". Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 06:41 PDT (1,664 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 at 00:39 PDT (1,666 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 at 23:51 PDT (1,667 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 at 20:11 PDT (1,667 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 (1,667 days ago) in Perseus |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 at 18:48 PDT (1,669 days ago) in Leo |
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Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 02 Sep 2019 at 03:17 PDT (1,670 days ago) in Leo |
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Aurigid meteor shower 2019 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 (1,671 days ago) in Auriga |
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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 31 Aug 2019 at 22:41 PDT (1,672 days ago) in Virgo |