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MAP SYMBOLSNote: Moon phases in the calendar vary
in size due to the distance from Earth
SEPTEMBER 2015 and are shown at 0h Universal Time.Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 1.1° south of
Uranus, noon EDT4 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation (27°), 6 A.M. EDT5 The Moon passes 0.5° north of
Aldebaran, 2 A.M. EDTVenus is stationary, 5 A.M. EDTLast Quarter Moon
occurs at 5:54 A.M. EDTAsteroid Metis is at opposition,
11 P.M. EDT10 The Moon passes 3° north of
Venus, 2 A.M. EDTThe Moon passes 5° south of
Mars, 7 P.M. EDT13 New Moon occurs at
2:41 A.M. EDT; partial
solar eclipse14 The Moon is at apogee
(252,565 miles from Earth),
7:27 A.M. EDT15 The Moon passes 5° north of
Mercury, 2 A.M. EDTAsteroid Ceres is stationary,
2 P.M. EDT17 Mercury is stationary,
9 A.M. EDT18 The Moon passes 3° north of
Saturn, 11 P.M. EDT21 First Quarter Moon
occurs at 4:59 A.M. EDT23 Autumnal equinox occurs at
4:21 A.M. EDT24 Mars passes 0.8° north of
Regulus, 1 P.M. EDTPluto is stationary, 3 P.M. EDT26 The Moon passes 3° north of
Neptune, 6 A.M. EDTAsteroid Juno is in conjunction
with the Sun, midnight EDT27 The Moon is at perigee (221,753
miles from Earth), 9:46 P.M. EDTFull Moon occurs at
10:50 P.M. EDT; total
lunar eclipse28 The Moon passes 1.0° south of
Uranus, 9 P.M. EDTAsteroid Vesta is at opposition,
11 P.M. EDT30 Mercury is in inferior
conjunction, 11 A.M. EDTSPECIAL OBSERVING DATE
21 Venus gleams at mag-
nitude –4.8 today, the
brightest it gets during
this morning apparition.ILLUSTRATIONS BYASTRONOMY: ROEN KELLYBEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT http://www.Astronomy.com/starchart.