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SkyWatch: September 2020

Dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000
Pluto's position is astrometric, i.e., it accounts for the approx. 6 hour light-time
Elongations are in degrees
Calculations by Brian D. Warner

Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)

Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)

Sun Information

Currently (Tue, 2020 Sep 29 01:14 UT)

RA    12 22 08.4
Dec   -02 23 39.6
X     -0.996083
Y     -0.097344
Z     -0.042198
R      1.001718

Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Civil Twilight (CT): Sun 6º below horizon
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon

Local
Date AT
Start NT
Start CT
Start Sun
Rise Sun
Set CT
End NT
End AT
End
2020 Sep 28    04:25 04:56 05:27 05:54 17:43 18:10 18:40 19:12
2020 Sep 29    04:26 04:57 05:28 05:55 17:41 18:08 18:39 19:10
2020 Sep 30    04:27 04:58 05:29 05:56 17:40 18:06 18:37 19:08

Moon Information

Currently (Tue, 2020 Sep 29 01:14 UT)

RA          22 34 11.8
Dec         -14 07 20.2
Phase       0.927  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.915 degrees
Diameter    29.91 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  153E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2020 Sep 28 16:45 22:07 03:54
2020 Sep 29 17:13 22:50 04:59
2020 Sep 30 17:38 23:31 06:02

Phases for 2020
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
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Nov 26 2019  15:06     Dec 04 2019  06:59     Dec 12 2019  05:13     Dec 19 2019  04:58     
Dec 26 2019  05:14     Jan 03 2020  04:46     Jan 10 2020  19:22     Jan 17 2020  12:59     
Jan 24 2020  21:43     Feb 02 2020  01:42     Feb 09 2020  07:34     Feb 15 2020  22:18     
Feb 23 2020  15:32     Mar 02 2020  19:58     Mar 09 2020  17:48     Mar 16 2020  09:35     
Mar 24 2020  09:29     Apr 01 2020  10:22     Apr 08 2020  02:35     Apr 14 2020  22:57     
Apr 23 2020  02:26     Apr 30 2020  20:39     May 07 2020  10:46     May 14 2020  14:03     
May 22 2020  17:39     May 30 2020  03:30     Jun 05 2020  19:13     Jun 13 2020  06:24     
Jun 21 2020  06:42     Jun 28 2020  08:16     Jul 05 2020  04:45     Jul 12 2020  23:30     
Jul 20 2020  17:33     Jul 27 2020  12:33     Aug 03 2020  15:59     Aug 11 2020  16:45     
Aug 19 2020  02:42     Aug 25 2020  17:58     Sep 02 2020  05:23     Sep 10 2020  09:26     
Sep 17 2020  11:01     Sep 24 2020  01:56     Oct 01 2020  21:06     Oct 10 2020  00:40     
Oct 16 2020  19:32     Oct 23 2020  13:24     Oct 31 2020  14:50     Nov 08 2020  13:47     
Nov 15 2020  05:08     Nov 22 2020  04:46     Nov 30 2020  09:30     Dec 08 2020  00:37     
Dec 14 2020  16:17     Dec 21 2020  23:42     Dec 30 2020  03:29     Jan 06 2021  09:38     
Jan 13 2021  05:01     Jan 20 2021  21:02     Jan 28 2021  19:17     Feb 04 2021  17:38     
Planet Information
Currently  (Tue, 2020 Sep 29  01:14 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         12 22 08.4   -02 23 39.6       
Opposition  00 22 08.4   +02 23 39.6   180E   17:43   23:48   05:54
Mercury     13 54 02.2   -14 25 55.3    26E   08:12   13:20   18:25
Venus       09 50 12.7   +13 14 07.9    41W   02:36   09:16   15:55
Mars        01 39 18.2   +06 14 41.1   160W   18:47   01:03   07:19
Jupiter     19 16 14.6   -22 42 54.3   102E   13:50   18:31   23:04
Saturn      19 48 13.7   -21 25 36.9   109E   14:16   19:02   23:40
Uranus      02 29 34.1   +14 15 03.4   146W   19:10   01:54   08:37
Neptune     23 20 32.6   -05 27 37.4   163E   16:51   22:33   04:07
Pluto       19 36 42.7   -22 41 15.9   106E   14:10   18:50   23:23 
Selected Positions for September 2020                Sep 01 2020                       Sep 16 2020                       Sep 30 2020
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Sun         10 41 25.5  +08 17 29.0           11 35 25.4  +02 39 24.4           13 24 22.7  -08 52 02.6      
Opposition  22 41 25.5  -08 17 29.0  180E     23 35 25.4  -02 39 24.4  180E     01 24 22.7  +08 52 02.6  180E
Mercury     11 30 57.9  +04 07 16.9   13E     12 54 18.7  -06 50 01.6   22E     14 30 40.8  -18 11 21.2   19E
Venus       07 42 11.5  +19 25 13.0   45W     08 50 37.4  +16 53 10.2   43W     11 07 12.5  +06 48 35.6   38W
Mars        01 47 27.5  +06 31 52.2  131W     01 48 27.0  +06 43 25.4  146W     01 18 46.1  +05 13 20.1  176E
Jupiter     19 15 27.5  -22 43 00.6  129E     19 14 32.1  -22 45 26.8  114E     19 21 48.1  -22 33 00.1   86E
Saturn      19 50 52.8  -21 17 05.8  137E     19 48 49.2  -21 23 22.9  122E     19 49 13.8  -21 23 52.0   92E
Uranus      02 32 07.9  +14 27 42.8  118W     02 31 01.0  +14 22 09.7  133W     02 27 10.6  +14 03 21.9  164W
Neptune     23 23 21.1  -05 09 32.2  169W     23 21 50.2  -05 19 22.6  176E     23 19 01.9  -05 37 04.3  146E
Pluto       19 37 45.9  -22 37 01.4  134E     19 37 01.0  -22 39 45.1  119E     19 36 50.0  -22 41 59.1   89E

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2020 Sep 28	04:25	04:56	05:27	05:54	17:43	18:10	18:40	19:12
2020 Sep 29	04:26	04:57	05:28	05:55	17:41	18:08	18:39	19:10
2020 Sep 30	04:27	04:58	05:29	05:56	17:40	18:06	18:37	19:08

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2020 Sep 28	16:45	22:07	03:54
2020 Sep 29	17:13	22:50	04:59
2020 Sep 30	17:38	23:31	06:02