A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for September 2014:
Phenomena September
Day | Event |
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1 | Asteroid (40) Harmonia mag +9.3 is at opposition in Aquarius |
2 | Moon passes 9 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (9 UT) |
2 | First quarter Moon (11:12 UT) |
5 | Venus mag -3.9 passes 0.8 degrees north of Regulus mag +1.4 (12 UT) |
5 | Venus is at perihelion 0.718 AU (approx. 107 million kms or 66.7 million miles) from the Sun (16 UT) |
8 | Moon is at perigee 358,392 km or 222,695 miles from Earth (3:38 UT) |
8 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Neptune mag +7.8 (12 UT) |
8 | Asteroid (12) Victoria mag +9.0 is at opposition in Pegasus |
9 | Full Moon (1:39 UT) |
11 | Moon passes 1.1 degrees north of Uranus mag +5.7 (2 UT) |
11 | Mercury is at aphelion 0.467 AU (approx. 69.9 million kms or 43.4 million miles) from the Sun (22 UT) |
12 | Vesta mag. +7.7 passes 1.3 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.6 (22 UT) |
15 | Moon passes 1.4 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9 (1 UT) |
16 | Last quarter Moon (2:05 UT) |
18 | Moon passes 12 degrees south of Pollux mag +1.1 (18 UT) |
20 | Moon passes 5.4 degrees south of Jupiter mag -1.9 (11 UT) |
20 | Moon is at apogee 405,848 km or 252,182 miles from Earth (14:30 UT) |
21 | Mercury mag +0.1 passes 0.6 degrees south of Spica mag +1.0 (2 UT) |
21 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (19 UT) |
21 | Mercury mag +0.0 is at greatest elongation east 26 degrees (22 UT) |
23 | Autumn Equinox NH – Spring Equinox SH (2:30 UT) |
23 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Venus mag -3.9 (16 UT) |
24 | New Moon (6:14 UT) |
26 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (1 UT) |
26 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Mercury mag +0.1 (10 UT) |
27 | Mars mag +0.8 passes 3 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (20 UT) |
28 | Moon passes 0.7 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.6, occultation is visible from Hawaii, southwestern Alaska and Pacific Ocean (4:25 UT) |
29 | Moon passes 9 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (15 UT) |
29 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Mars mag +0.8 (17 UT) |
29 | Asteroid (5) Astraea mag +10.7 is at opposition in Cetus |