{"id":35281,"date":"2022-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=35281"},"modified":"2022-09-12T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:14:26","slug":"the-night-sky-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/08\/11\/the-night-sky-september\/","title":{"rendered":"The night sky &#8211; September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-full-lead\">Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-35544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-1536x1336.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/SKY_208_p050-051_Skyguide2V1-1-2048x1781.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"article-subhead\"><strong>When to use this chart <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>1 September at 01:00 BST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong> 15 September at 00:00 BST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong> 30 September at 23:00 BST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth\u2019s orbital motion. Stars that cross the sky will set in the west four minutes earlier each night. <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"article-subhead\"><strong>How to use this chart <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">1. Hold the chart so the direction you\u2019re facing is at the bottom. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">2. The lower half of the chart shows the sky ahead of you. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">3. The centre of the chart is the point directly over your head. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.43-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-35573\" width=\"512\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.43-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.43-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.43-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.43.png 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.52-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-35574\" width=\"512\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.52-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.52-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.52-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-09-at-13.10.52.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center article-subhead\"><strong>Lunar phases in September <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure 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