Sky Chart For The Month of September, 2026
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
The Moon
| Full Moon occurs on 26th at h 22-19 I.S.T. |
Last Quarter occurs on 04th at h. 13-21 I.S.T. |
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New Moon occurs on 11th at h 08-57 I.S.T. |
First Quarter occurs on 19th at h 02-14 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 12th. |
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| The Moon is at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 07th and at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 19th. | |
The Moon passes about 5½0 north of Uranus on 4th before sunrise, about 30 north of Mars on 6th, about 10 north of Jupiter on 8th, about 40 south of Mercury on 12th, about ½0 north of Venus on 14th, about 50 north of Neptune on 27th just after midnight of 26th, about 70 north of Saturn on 27th.
The Earth
The Earth is at Autumnal Equinox on 23rd.
The Planets
Visibility of Planets :
Mercury: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 13th of the month. From 14th of the month the planet becomes visible in the western sky after sunset. Thereafter the planet sets about ½ hour to 1 hour after sunset throughout the month. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 27th.
Venus: The planet sets about 2 hours to 1½ hours after sunset upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is at aphelion or farthest from the Sun in its orbit on 4th.
Mars: The planet rises about 1 hour to ½ hour after midnight throughout the month.
Jupiter: The planet rises before sunrise throughout the month. It rises about 2 hours to 2½ hours before sunrise upto second quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 3 hours to 3½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.
Saturn: The planet rises about 2 hours to 1½ hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after sunset upto second quarter of the month and about 1 hour to ½ hour before sunrise for the remaining days of the month.
Uranus: The planet rises about 1½ hours to 2 hours before local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 3 hours to 3½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Retrograde with respect to the Earth from 11th.
Neptune: The planet rises about 1 hour to ½ hour after sunset upto second quarter of the month, about ½ hour after sunset to close to sunset time upto third quarter of the month and thereafter planet sets close to sunset time to about ½ hour before sunrise for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Opposition with the sun on 26th.
Conjunction of Planet :
Venus passes about 1½º south of Spica (Chitra) on 3rd.
Venus passes about 6º south of Pollux (Punarvasu) on 19th.
Mars passes about 1º north of Spica (Chitra) on 26th.
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Planets |
Planets in Zodiacal Constellation |
Magnitude |
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Mercury (Budha) |
Moves from Leo (Simha) to Virgo (Kanya) on 07th. Moves from Virgo (Kanya) to Libra (Tula) on 26th. |
– 1.6 to – 0.1 |
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Venus (Sukra) |
Moves from Virgo (Kanya) to Libra (Tula) on 2nd. |
– 4.7 to – 4.8 |
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Mars (Mangala) |
Moves from Gemini (Mithuna) to Cancer (Karkata) on 18th. |
+ 1.2 |
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Jupiter (Brihaspati) |
Remains in Cancer (Karkata). |
– 1.8 to – 1.9 |
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Saturn (Sani) |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
+ 0.5 to + 0.4 |
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Uranus |
Remains in Taurus (Vrisha). |
+ 6.0 |
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Neptune |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
+ 8.0 |
Source::HEAD
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.