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SkyWatch - 2010 September

Dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000
Pluto's position is astrometric, i.e., it accounts for the approx. 6 hour light-time
Elongation's are in degrees
Calculations by Brian D. Warner

Phases of the Moon

Last Quarter     08/03/2010  04:59
New Moon         08/10/2010  03:09
First Quarter    08/16/2010  18:15
Full Moon        08/24/2010  17:06
Last Quarter     09/01/2010  17:22
New Moon         09/08/2010  10:31
First Quarter    09/15/2010  05:50
Full Moon        09/23/2010  09:18
Last Quarter     10/01/2010  03:53
New Moon         10/07/2010  18:45
First Quarter    10/14/2010  21:28
Full Moon        10/23/2010  01:38
Last Quarter     10/30/2010  12:46

Planet Positions

               09/01/2010                   09/16/2010                   09/30/2010
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Sun        10 39.84  +08 27.0           11 33.88  +02 49.4           12 24.18  -02 36.8  
Opposition 22 39.84  -08 27.0  180E     23 33.88  -02 49.4  180E     00 24.18  +02 36.8  180E
Mercury    10 51.28  +02 38.1    6E     10 30.53  +09 08.8   17W     11 39.03  +04 18.8   13W
Venus      13 22.89  -11 59.8   45E     14 04.17  -17 47.8   42E     14 28.96  -21 32.1   36E
Mars       13 16.45  -08 00.2   42E     13 53.64  -11 45.8   38E     14 30.16  -15 04.0   33E
Jupiter    00 05.53  -01 06.2  157W     23 58.72  -01 52.5  174W     23 51.91  -02 37.0  170E
Saturn     12 18.03  +00 25.0   26E     12 24.55  -00 17.9   13E     12 30.86  -00 58.5    2E
Uranus     23 58.52  -01 01.0  159W     23 56.40  -01 14.9  174W     23 54.34  -01 28.2  171E
Neptune    21 56.87  -13 01.7  168E     21 55.40  -13 09.6  154E     21 54.23  -13 15.8  140E
Pluto      18 11.25  -18 29.8  114E     18 11.08  -18 33.6  100E     18 11.35  -18 37.1   86E
 

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