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NEW moon occurs on Sept. 6d. 13h. 43m. U.T. and full moon on Sept. 21d. 20h. 46m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: Sept. 2d. 11h., Saturn 1° S.; Sept. 3d. 11h., Venus 3° S.; Sept. 4d. 22h., Mercury 4° S.; Sept. 8d. O0h., Jupiter 4° S.; Sept. 29d. 00h., Mars 0·2° S.; Sept. 29d. 20h., Saturn 2° S. In addition to these conjunctions with the moon, the following conjunctions take place: Sept. 9d. 12h., Mercury in conjunction with Regulus, Mercury 0·3° N.; Sept. 23d. 19h., Venus in conjunction with Regulus, Venus 0·4° N. Occultation of μ Gem (D), takes place on Sept. 1d. 3h. 39·2m., and of 147 B Aries (R) on Sept. 25d. 3h. 10·4m. On Sept. 29 there is a grazing occultation of 44 Gem. Mercury can be seen in the morning hours, rising at 3h. 51m., 4h. 13m. and 5h. 47m. at the beginning, middle and end of the month, respectively. The planet is at its greatest westerly elongation on Sept. 6. Venus can be seen in the morning hours, rising at 1h. 51m., 2h. 28m. and 3h. 07m. at the beginning, middle and end of the month respectively. Mars rises at 22h. 42m. on Sept. 1 and at 22h. 10m. on Sept. 30. Jupiter is unfavourably placed for observation. Saturn rises at 0h. 53m. at the beginning and at 23h. 12m. at the end of the month. Autumn equinox commences on Sept. 23d. 10h.
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The Night Sky in September. Nature 156, 232 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156232b0
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