A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for September 2015:
Phenomena September
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neptune mag +7.8 is at opposition in Aquarius approx. 28.953 AU (4331 million km or 2691 million miles) from Earth (4 UT) |
| 1 | Moon passes 1 degree south of Uranus mag +5.8, occultation is visible from New Zealand (15:58 UT) |
| 4 | Mercury mag +0.1 is at greatest elongation east 27 degrees (10 UT) |
| 5 | Moon passes 0.5 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9, occultation is visible from eastern North US, Europe, W Russia, NW Asia (5:33 UT) |
| 5 | Venus mag -4.6 is stationary in Cancer, afterwards resumes direct motion (9 UT) |
| 5 | Last quarter Moon (9:55 UT) |
| 6 | Asteroid (9) Metis mag +9.2 is at opposition in Aquarius |
| 8 | Moon passes 12 degrees south of Pollux mag +1.1 (18 UT) |
| 10 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Venus mag -4.7 (6 UT) |
| 10 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Mars mag +1.8 (23 UT) |
| 11 | Moon passes 3 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (16 UT) |
| 12 | Moon passes 3 degrees south of Jupiter mag -1.7 (6 UT) |
| 13 | New Moon, partial Solar Eclipse visible from southern Africa and Antarctica (6:42) |
| 14 | Moon is at apogee 406,463 km or 252,564 miles from Earth (11:42 UT) |
| 15 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Mercury mag +0.6 (6 UT) |
| 16 | Moon passes 4 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (0 UT) |
| 17 | Mercury mag +0.8 is stationary in Virgo, afterwards resumes direct motion (13 UT) |
| 19 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.6 (3 UT) |
| 19 | Moon passes 10 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (20 UT) |
| 21 | First quarter Moon (9:00 UT) |
| 21 | Venus is at its greatest illumination mag -4.7 (15 UT) |
| 23 | Autumn Equinox NH – Spring Equinox SH (8:21 UT) |
| 24 | Mars mag +1.8 passes 1 degree north of Regulus mag +1.4 (17 UT) |
| 26 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Neptune mag +7.8 (10 UT) |
| 28 | Moon is at perigee 356,876 km or 221,752 miles from Earth (10:10 UT) |
| 28 | Full Moon. Total Lunar Eclipse visible from Europe, North and South America and West Africa (2:51 UT) |
| 29 | Moon passes 1 degrees south of Uranus mag +5.8, occultation is visible from South Africa (0:54 UT) |
| 30 | Mercury is at inferior conjunction (15 UT) |