# 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]

## What this stands on

1. The Quito Observatory of the National Polytechnic School presented a schedule of astronomical events visible in Ecuador during September 2026. (El Comercio, News)
2. A new moon will occur on September 10, 2026, at 22:26, marking the start of a 29.5-day lunar cycle. (Primicias, News)
3. 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, News)
4. The autumn equinox will officially begin on September 22, 2026, at 19:06, when the sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. (Primicias, News)
5. The Quito Observatory shared the dates and times for astronomical events in September 2026 with the media outlet PRIMICIAS. (Primicias, News)
6. 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, News)
7. 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, News)

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