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🌕 | Moon Phase : Waxing Gibbous at 99% |
| Age of moon : 14 days |
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 2018-09-26 | -0.9 | 05:24:01 | 10° | N | 05:26:42 | 23° | NE | 05:29:26 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2018-09-27 | -0.9 | 04:33:53 | 10° | NNE | 04:35:03 | 11° | NE | 04:36:13 | 10° | ENE | |
| 2018-09-28 | -0.9 | 05:17:10 | 20° | NW | 05:19:18 | 71° | NE | 05:22:37 | 10° | SE | |
| 2018-09-29 | -0.9 | 04:27:46 | 31° | ENE | 04:27:46 | 31° | ENE | 04:30:30 | 10° | ESE | |
| 2018-09-30 | -0.9 | 05:10:55 | 29° | W | 05:12:01 | 40° | SW | 05:15:11 | 10° | SSE | |
| Date | Name | Brightness | Elevation | Azimuth |
| 2018-09-28 20:31:40 | Iridium 97 | -1 | 18° | 175° (S) |
Astronomical Calendar September 7 - Neptune at Opposition
The blue giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Neptune. Due to its extreme distance from Earth, it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes. September 9 - New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 18:01 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.September 23 - September Equinox
The September equinox occurs at 01:54 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere. September 25 - Full Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 02:53 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Corn Moon because the corn is harvested around this time of year. This moon is also known as the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the September equinox each year.
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