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Sun and Moon Data for One Day

The following information is provided for Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona (longitude W111.9, latitude N33.5):

        Wednesday
        7 January 2009        Mountain Standard Time         

                         SUN
        Begin civil twilight       7:05 a.m.                 
        Sunrise                    7:33 a.m.                 
        Sun transit               12:34 p.m.                 
        Sunset                     5:36 p.m.                 
        End civil twilight         6:03 p.m.                 

                         MOON
        Moonrise                   1:11 p.m. on preceding day
        Moonset                    3:55 a.m.                 
        Moonrise                   2:00 p.m.                 
        Moon transit               9:31 p.m.                 
        Moonset                    5:06 a.m. on following day

 

Phase of the Moon on 7 January:   waxing gibbous with 84% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

First quarter Moon on 4 January 2009 at 4:56 a.m. Mountain Standard Time.

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