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This is KI0AR net control for the Colorado Astronomy Net. I'll start off as usual with the phases of the moon. Let's see, we had a full moon back on the 7th, had a last quarter moon on the 14th, got a new moon coming up on the 21st, and we've got a first quarter moon coming up on the 29th. And just an early report, been watching the moon in the early morning hours, actually after sunrise, you see the moon over towards the west. It's been clear in some spots and it's kind of neat to see the moon during daytime hours. So if you do get a chance to see that, always interesting to watch out for the moon. Actually got a quick bulletin on the moon later on. We're going to talk a little bit about the moon and the sun this evening for the bulletin. The moon was at perigee, its closest approach to the Earth this month, back on the 10th. It was 226,652 miles from Earth. The moon will be at apogee, its farthest point away from the Earth this month. On the 26th, it will be 251,996 miles from Earth. Planetary highlights for September. September's sky is rich with opportunities. Titan's shadow continues to transit past Saturn. The ringed planet reaches opposition along with Neptune with both worlds in the same region of the sky. Mars is descending towards solar conjunction. Uranus is a fine binocular target while Jupiter dominates the early morning. Venus starts the month near M44, when M inches closer to a conjunction with Regulus and the crescent moon. This excerpt is from Astronomy magazine, September 2025, page 28.