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Moon Watch: 9/13/09 – 9/19/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Sep 13 2009

Sunday (13th), the Moon passes 1.1 degrees north of Mars at noon EDT

Wednesday (16th), the Moon will be in perigee, its closest distance to the Earth, (226,212 miles) at 3:56 a.m. EDT
Wednesday (16th), the Moon passes 3 degrees south of Venus at 2 p.m. EDT

Friday (18th), the Moon is New at 2:44 p.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 8/30/09 – 9/5/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Aug 30 2009

Monday (31st), the Moon is at apogee its furthest distance from the Earth for the month (251,823 miles) at 7:02 a.m. EDT.

Wednesday (2nd), the Moon is 3 degrees north of Jupiter.

Thursday (3rd), the Moon is 3 degrees north of Neptune.

Friday (4th), The Moon will be Full at 12:03 p.m. EDT.  This is the Full Sturgeon Moon – named after a large fish of the Great Lakes that are most readily caught during this month.  Fishing tribes are credited for giving the name of this Moon.  Additionally, a few tribes knew the August Full Moon as the Full Red Moon because of its reddish appearance through the sultry haze of summer.  It is sometimes called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon as well.

Moon Watch: 8/23/09 – 8/29/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Aug 23 2009

Thursday (27th), the Moon is in First Quarter at 7:42 a.m. EDT.

Thursday (27th), the Moon will pass 0.6 degrees north of Antares at 6 p.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 8/16/09 – 8/22/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Aug 16 2009

Monday (17th), the Moon passes 1.7 degrees north of Venus at 5 p.m. EDT.
Tuesday (18th), the Moon passes 0.4 degrees north of asteroid Vesta at 3 a.m. EDT.
Wednesday (19th), the Moon will be in perigee, its closest distance to the Earth, (223,469 miles) at 12:58 a.m. EDT
Thursday (20th), the Moon will be New at 6:02 a.m. EDT.
Saturday (22nd), the Moon passes 7 degrees south of Saturn at 2 a.m. EDT.
Saturday (22nd), the Moon passes 3 degrees south of Mercury at 8 a.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 8/9/09 – 8/15/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Aug 09 2009

•    Sunday (9th), the Moon will pass 6 degrees north of Uranus at 1 p.m. EDT.
•    Thursday (13th), the Moon will be in 3rd Quarter at 2:55 p.m. EDT.
•    Saturday (15th), the Moon will pass 3 degrees north of Mars at 11 p.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 7/26/09 – 8/1/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Jul 26 2009

Tuesday (28th), the Moon will be in First Quarter at 6:00 p.m. EDT.

Friday (31st), the Moon will pass 0.5 degrees north of Antares at noon EDT.

Moon Watch: 7/19/09 – 7/25/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew on Behalf of Dr. Bob.
Jul 19 2009

Sunday (19th), the Moon will pass 6 degrees north of Venus at 1:00 a.m. EDT.

Tuesday (21st), the Moon will be in perigee, its closest distance to the Earth, (222,117 miles) at 4:14 p.m. EDT

Saturday (25th), the Moon will pass 7 degrees south of Saturn at 11:00 a.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 7/12/09 – 7/18/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew on Behalf of Dr. Bob.
Jul 12 2009

Monday (13th), the Moon will pass 6 degrees north of Uranus at 8 a.m. EDT.

Wednesday (15th), the Moon will be in 3rd Quarter at 5:53 a.m. EDT.

Saturday (18th), the Moon will pass 5 degrees north of Mars at 8 a.m. EDT.

Moon Watch: 7/5/09 – 7/11/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Jul 05 2009

•    The Moon will be Full on Tuesday (7th) at 5:21 a.m. EDT.  The Full Moon is called the Full Thunder Moon because July seems to have the most thunderstorms of all of the months.  Another common name is the Full Buck Moon because July is the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur.
•    Tuesday (7th), the Moon is at apogee its furthest distance from the Earth for the month (252,421 miles) at 5:39 p.m. EDT.
Friday (10th), the Moon will pass 4 degrees north of Jupiter and 3 degrees north of Neptune at 6 p.m. EDT.  This triple object event will be pretty through a pair of binoculars.

Moon Watch: 6/28/09 – 7/4/09

Moon Watch | Posted by Drew
Jun 28 2009

Monday (29th), the Moon will be in First Quarter at 7:28 a.m. EDT.
Friday (3rd), the Earth is at aphelion its furthest distance from the Sun for the year (94.5 million miles) at 10 a.m. EDT
Saturday (4th), the Moon will pass 0.5 degrees north of Antares at 6 a.m. EDT.