Sun, Moon, and Stars: September 2000
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: September 2000
Movement of the heavenly bodies: September 2000
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September Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) | Hour (EST) |
 | 1 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 4 minutes north of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 2200 | 6 pm |
 | 5 | FIRST QUARTER | 1600 | 12 pm (Noon) |
 | 7 | Jupiter is 5 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 1800 | 2 pm |
 | 8 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1300 | 9 am |
 | 9 | Neptune is 1 degree 2 minutes north of the Moon. | 2300 | 7 pm |
 | 11 | Uranus is 1 degree 4 minutes north of the Moon. | 0100 | 9 pm (Sept. 10) |
 | 12 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 2000 | 4 pm |
 | 13 | FULL MOON | 2000 | 4 pm |
 | 16 | Mars is 0 degrees 8 minutes north of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo. | 0700 | 3 am |
 | 18 | Venus is 3 degrees north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. | 1900 | 3 pm |
 | 19 | Saturn is 1 degree 8 minutes north of the Moon. | 0100 | 9 pm (Sept. 18) |
 | 19 | Jupiter is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 1900 | 3 pm |
 | 21 | LAST QUARTER | 0100 | 9 pm (Sept. 20) |
 | 22 | Autumnal Equinox | 1700 | 1 pm |
 | 23 | Mercury is 0 degrees 7 minutes north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. | 1500 | 11 am |
 | 24 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0800 | 4 am |
 | 25 | Mars is 2 degrees south of the Moon. | 1700 | 1 pm |
 | 27 | The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 0300 | 11 pm (Sept. 26) |
 | 27 | NEW MOON | 2000 | 4 pm |
 | 29 | Mercury is 8 degrees south of the Moon. | 1300 | 9 am |
| 29 | Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 1400 | 10 am |
| 30 | Venus is 5 degrees south of the Moon. | 0000 | 8 pm (Sept. 29) |
| 30 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 5 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 0400 | 12 am (Midnight) |
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