Local Sky Events
September
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- Autumnal Equinox: Sep 22 at 6:05 pm marks the end of northern hemisphere summer and the beginning of autumn.
- Moon is third quarter Sep 4, new on Sep 11, first quarter on Sep 18, and Full Moon Sep 26.
- Brilliant Venus magnitude -4.6 is easy to find above the Western horizon shining in the early evening sky soon to end its long summer appearance.
- Mars continues to slowly climb into the early morning sky at magnitude +1.2. By February it will reach magnitude -1.2. On the 9th, it will be one degree from the +3.5 magnitude star Delta Geminorum.
- Jupiter begins its ascent into the early morning sky at magnitude -1.8 above the East-Northeast horizon about 45 minutes before sunrise.
- Saturn is now visible in the early evening at magnitude +0.3 and trails behind the rising full Moon on the evening of the 25th.
Check back often for updates
- Autumnal Equinox: Sep 22 at 6:05 pm marks the end of northern hemisphere summer and the beginning of autumn.
- Moon is third quarter Sep 4, new on Sep 11, first quarter on Sep 18, and Full Moon Sep 26.
- Brilliant Venus magnitude -4.6 is easy to find above the Western horizon shining in the early evening sky soon to end its long summer appearance.
- Mars continues to slowly climb into the early morning sky at magnitude +1.2. By February it will reach magnitude -1.2. On the 9th, it will be one degree from the +3.5 magnitude star Delta Geminorum.
- Jupiter begins its ascent into the early morning sky at magnitude -1.8 above the East-Northeast horizon about 45 minutes before sunrise.
- Saturn is now visible in the early evening at magnitude +0.3 and trails behind the rising full Moon on the evening of the 25th.
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See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.