AstronomyNZ

September

THE SUN & The Spring Equinox

The Sun is in Leo moving into Virgo on September 16th.  On the 23rd, at 4am, the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its journey south.  This is the spring equinox in the southern hemisphere, the autumn equinox in the north. 

Daylight Saving
Daylight saving begins at 2am on Sunday September 28^th. Clocks go forward one hour

Date     Sunrise          Sunset

Sep 01         6:46am             5:57pm
Sep 11         6:29am             6:06pm
Sep 21         6:12am             6:16pm
Sep 23         6:09am             6:18pm equinox
Oct 01         6:55am             7:27pm

 THE MOON

The Moon will be at apogee (farthest from the Earth) on the 8th of September.  It will be at perigee (closest to the Earth) on the 20th.  Mahuru, the 4th Maori lunar month begins on the evening of September 1^st