Edt 1722 gmt four days before the moon occults mars.
The moon and mars september 2020.
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.
Friday september 25 2020.
Around september 4 6 2020 the moon is in waning gibbous phase.
Edt with mars about a degree to the left of the moon.
The corn moon swings by mars the corn moon will be full on the afternoon of wednesday sept.
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.
A bright waning gibbous moon lies 1 5 moon widths south of mars on september 5.
Photo from september 5 2020.
From the september 2020 issue.
The same night our satellite occults the red planet visible from central and.
On saturday night into sunday morning september 5 to 6 2020 the planet mars will appear quite near the waning gibbous moon.
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.