The Moon And Mars September 2020

September full moon 2020.
The moon and mars september 2020. Photo from september 5 2020. 2 at 1 22 p m. On the night of september 5 september 6 the gibbous moon appears near mars a very bright planet in the southern sky before sunrise currently mars is the fourth brightest star in the sky. The corn moon swings by mars the corn moon will be full on the afternoon of wednesday sept.
From the september 2020 issue. On saturday night into sunday morning september 5 to 6 2020 the planet mars will appear quite near the waning gibbous moon. Get up early to see jupiter 1 6 north of the moon just before dawn then return 14 hours later to see that a 68 lit moon has moved closer to saturn. When mars shines at its brightest for the year in mid october it ll be some 1 1 3 times brighter than jupiter.
Around september 4 6 2020 the moon is in waning gibbous phase. A bright waning gibbous moon lies 1 5 moon widths south of mars on september 5. For the washington dc area the moon and mars will rise together in the east at about 9 30 p m. Saturn and the moon.
Edt 1722 gmt four days before the moon occults mars.