National Planetarium, Malaysia

DATE

TIME

SKY PHENOMENA

2 Sept.

01:23

Last Quarter Moon

3 Sept.

20:29

Mercury Inferior Conjunction

The Earth and Mercury are lie in a line on the same side of the Sun.

8 Sept.

12:02

Moon at Perigee (357191 km)

The point in the Moon’s orbit when it is nearest to the Earth

18:31

New Moon

11 Sept.

21:00

Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus are in conjunction in the west

15 Sept.

13:51

First Quarter Moon

20 Sept.

00:59

Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation: 17.9^o W of Sun

The largest angle between the Mercury and the Sun as seen from the Earth is about 17.9^o and the Mercury is visible before sunrise.

21 Sept.

16:04

Moon at Apogee (406167km)

The point in the Moon’s orbit when it is farthest from the Earth

20:11

Jupiter Opposition

Jupiter opposition occurs when the Jupiter is opposite from the Sun relative to the Earth. At opposition, the Jupiter will rise as the Sun sets and will set as the Sun rises providing an entire night of observation. Also at opposition the Jupiter comes physically closest to the Earth in its orbit so it appears as large as possible. It happens about every 399 days.

22 Sept.

00:42

Uranus Opposition

Uranus opposition occurs when the Uranus is opposite from the Sun relative to the Earth. At opposition, the Uranus will rise as the Sun sets and will set as the Sun rises providing an entire night of observation. Also at opposition the Uranus comes physically closest to the Earth in its orbit so it appears as large as possible.

23 Sept.

17:17

Full Moon