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Skyward - Astronomy Calendar

Prime Events - September 2023
04 September 2023
	Close approach of moon and Jupiter
6 September 2023
	Close approach of moon and M45
9 September 2023
	Perseid meteor shower
18 September 2023
	Venus at greatest brightness
23 September 2023
	September Equinox
27 September 2023
	Close approach of moon and saturn

Close approach of moon and Jupiter

Both Jupiter and Moon, will be visible from 21:53 to 10:27 too widely separated for a telescope but visible with the naked eye or binoculars. Jupiter will enter retrograde motion, halting its usual eastward movement through the constellations, and turning to move westwards instead.

Close approach of moon and M45

Both Pleiades and the Moon, Visible from 22:30 PM to 11:23 AM, also visible to the naked eye, in the constellation Taurus.

Perseid meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower active from 5TH september to september 21, with the peak around September-9. Visible from around 21:21 PM to 05:34 AM , The shower is likely produce its best displays in the hours around 04:00 IST.

Venus at greatest brightness

Venus will reach its greatest brightness in its 2023–2024 morning apparition. It will be shining brightly at mag -4.5. The venus rises at 2:52 AM and will be high in the sky by 5:30 AM

September Equinox

On the day of the equinox, everywhere on Earth has almost exactly 12 hours of day and night, as the Sun's annual journey through the Zodiac constellations.

Close approach of moon and saturn

The Moon and Saturn will make a close approach, passing within 2°25' of each other. The Moon will be 12 days old. The pair will be visible from soon after it rises, at 16:09, until soon before it sets at 03:50.