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January 2009 Lunar Highlights
(all times UT)

max northern declination: 9th (+27.1°)
max southern declination: 22th (-27.1°)
max west limb exposed: 4th (-7.7°)
max south limb exposed: 6th (-6.7°)
max east limb exposed: 16th (+7.4°)
max north limb exposed: 19nd (+6.9°)

Lunar X: 3rd (1605)
Curtiss Cross: 19th (2020)
[timings courtesy of Dana Thompson]
RLO crater ray timings:
http://tinyurl.com/5lnbo7

4th: First Quarter (1156)

7th: Luna 0.8°S of M45 (1900)

10th: Perigee [357497km] (1100)

11th: Full Moon (0327)
[largest of 2009/33.81']

12th: Luna 1.5°N of M44 (0600)

18th: Last Quarter (0246)

21st: Luna 0.02°N of Antares (1300)
occultation from E. Pacific Ocean, central S America, S Atlantic Ocean

23rd: Apogee [406118km] (0000)

26th: New Moon/Annular Solar Eclipse (0755)
http://tinyurl.com/a7hzby
extreme lunar crescent spotting data for L1064/L1065:
http://tinyurl.com/2rvsbc

30th: Luna 3°N of Venus (1200)



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