Sky holds a lot for you to look out for! Every month has a list of events happening in space. The month of September too brings a lot of things out in the space for you to watch. From first quarter moon to shortest solar day- September has it all. "What's up this month, stargazers? Mars makes a red triangle with the stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse, the Moon hangs out with Jupiter, and September 23rd brings the equinox," NASA Solar System tweeted.
NASA too informed about the events coming up in this month by tweeting, Mars is on the move, the Moon hangs out with Jupiter, and Sept. 23 marks the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere." Mars on the move, prime viewing time for Jupiter, to more- here is the list of what's in the sky for September.
1. September 3: First Quarter Moon- The Moon is a quarter of the way through its monthly journey and you see half of its illuminated side. A first quarter moon rises around noon and sets around midnight. It's high in the sky in the evening.
2. September 6: Mars and Aldebaran- Mars and the bright star Aldebaran will appear nearest to each other on late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
3. September 7: Saturn and the Waxing Gibbous Moon- Saturn will be about 9 degrees to the upper left of the waxing gibbous moon as evening twilight ends at 8:28 p.m. EDT. It can be noted that times and viewing angles are based on the location of NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
4. September 10: The Full Harvest Moon- The Moon will be full on September 10 at 5:59 a.m. EDT. It's called the Harvest Moon; the Fruit or Barley Moon; the Corn Moon, and by many other names. The Moon will appear full for about three days from Thursday evening to Sunday morning.
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