Lunar Calendar Month September 2019 (Bhutan)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Thimphu, Bhutan during September 2019.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
1st quarter	2019-09-06	09:10
full moon	2019-09-14	10:33
3rd quarter	2019-09-22	08:41
new moon	2019-09-29	00:26

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during September 2019.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2019-09-13	19:33	406,377 km
Perigee	2019-09-28	08:28	357,802 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Jupiter	2019-09-06 12:52
Saturn	2019-09-08 19:53
Aldebaran	2019-09-20 22:14
Beehive	2019-09-25 03:15

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of September 2019.

September 2019
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 35	26Monday	27Tuesday	28Wednesday	29Thursday	30Friday	31Saturday	1Sunday 2.7% illuminated Age:1.5
Week 36	2Monday 8% illuminated Age:2.7	3Tuesday 15.7% illuminated Age:3.8	4Wednesday 25% illuminated Age:4.9	5Thursday 35.3% illuminated Age:6	6Friday 45.9% illuminated Age:7	7Saturday 56.3% illuminated Age:8	8Sunday 66.2% illuminated Age:8.9
Week 37	9Monday 75.2% illuminated Age:9.9	10Tuesday 83.1% illuminated Age:10.8	11Wednesday 89.7% illuminated Age:11.7	12Thursday 94.7% illuminated Age:12.6	13Friday 98.2% illuminated Age:13.5	14Saturday 99.8% illuminated Age:14.4	15Sunday 99.7% illuminated Age:15.3
Week 38	16Monday 97.8% illuminated Age:16.2	17Tuesday 94.1% illuminated Age:17.1	18Wednesday 88.7% illuminated Age:18	19Thursday 81.8% illuminated Age:18.9	20Friday 73.5% illuminated Age:19.8	21Saturday 64.1% illuminated Age:20.8	22Sunday 53.9% illuminated Age:21.8
Week 39	23Monday 43.1% illuminated Age:22.8	24Tuesday 32.4% illuminated Age:23.8	25Wednesday 22.2% illuminated Age:24.9	26Thursday 13.2% illuminated Age:26	27Friday 6.1% illuminated Age:27.2	28Saturday 1.6% illuminated Age:28.3	29Sunday 0% illuminated Age:29.5
Week 40	30Monday 1.5% illuminated Age:1.1	1Tuesday	2Wednesday	3Thursday	4Friday	5Saturday	6Sunday
	7Monday	8Tuesday	9Wednesday	10Thursday	11Friday	12Saturday	13Sunday