2026 September Astronomy Highlights

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Your guide to the night sky this month,
and a guide for binoculars, and telescope deaf owners,
compiled by Derek Rowley
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2026 September

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All the times are shown in British Summer Times (BST),
applicable for Milton Keynes.

Tuesday 1st

• Conjunction of Venus and Spica

Wednesday 2nd

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Wed 2nd thru Thurs 3rd

• Messier 45 and the Moon

Friday 4th

• Last Quarter Moon

Saturday 5th

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Sunday 6th

• Rising of Open Cluster Messier 35 with the Moon

Sunday 6th

• The Moon at perigee

Monday 7th

• Close approach of the Moon and Mars

Tuesday 8th

• Conjunction of the Moon and Messier 44

Thursday 10th

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Monday 14th

• Lunar occultation of Venus

Friday 18th

• Lunar X & V

Saturday 19th

• The Moon at apogee

Monday 21st

• The Moon’s Jewelled Handle

Tuesday 22nd

• Venus at greatest brightness

Tuesday 22nd

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Wednesday 23rd

• Autumn Equinox

Friday 25th

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Saturday 26th

• Mars, Castor & Pollux

Sun 27th / Mon 28th

• The Moon passes Saturn

Sunday 27th

• Minimum brightness times for Algol Minima

Tuesday 29th

• The Moon rises with Messier 45

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