September 2026 Sky Events: Meteor Showers, Planetary Conjunctions, and Equinox in Ecuador

The Quito Observatory outlines key astronomical events including meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and the September equinox visible in Ecuador.

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The Quito Observatory of the National Polytechnic School presented a schedule of astronomical events visible in Ecuador during September 2026. ^[1] A new moon will occur on September 10, 2026, at 22:26, marking the start of a 29.5-day lunar cycle. ^[2] The Aurigids meteor shower is expected to begin on the early morning of September 1, 2026, with a peak activity rate of 10 meteors per hour between 04:00 and 05:00 local time. ^[3] The autumn equinox will officially begin on September 22, 2026, at 19:06, when the sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. ^[4] The Quito Observatory shared the dates and times for astronomical events in September 2026 with the media outlet PRIMICIAS. ^[5] A lunar-Mars conjunction in Gemini will be recorded in the early morning of September 6 at 03:00, coinciding with the lunar perigee at 15:26, at 368,254 kilometers from Earth. ^[6] The maximum approach between the waning Moon and the Pleiades star cluster (M45) will be observed in the early morning of September 3, 2026, over the constellation of Taurus. ^[7]

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The Quito Observatory of the National Polytechnic School presented a schedule of astronomical events visible in Ecuador during September 2026. · El Comercio

A new moon will occur on September 10, 2026, at 22:26, marking the start of a 29.5-day lunar cycle. · Primicias

The Aurigids meteor shower is expected to begin on the early morning of September 1, 2026, with a peak activity rate of 10 meteors per hour between 04:00 and 05:00 local time. · Primicias

The autumn equinox will officially begin on September 22, 2026, at 19:06, when the sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. · Primicias

The Quito Observatory shared the dates and times for astronomical events in September 2026 with the media outlet PRIMICIAS. · Primicias

A lunar-Mars conjunction in Gemini will be recorded in the early morning of September 6 at 03:00, coinciding with the lunar perigee at 15:26, at 368,254 kilometers from Earth. · El Comercio

The maximum approach between the waning Moon and the Pleiades star cluster (M45) will be observed in the early morning of September 3, 2026, over the constellation of Taurus. · El Comercio

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