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Ephemeris of Friday 9 January, 2026

The sun and moon on 01/09/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 7:41 AM
Sunset: 5:23 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 12:32 PM
Sunshine duration: 9 hours and 42 minutes (+1 minute compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 7:40 AM and set at 5:24 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 6:40 AM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 2 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

19 days moon

On 01/09/2026 the moon was 19 days old.
Next full moon on 2 February, 2026.
Next new moon on 18 January, 2026.

Commemorations on 9 January

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Saint Parthena of Edessa
    Αγίας Παρθένας της Εδεσσαίας
  • Saint Eustratius the Wonderworker
    Αγίου Ευστρατίου του Θαυματουργού
  • Saint Polyeuctus
    Aγίου Πολυεύκτου
  • Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow
    Αγίου Φιλίππου, μητροπολίτου Μόσχας
  • Saint Lawrence, Martyr
    Αγίου Λαυρεντίου, Μάρτυρος
  • Saint Antonina of Nicomedia
    Αγίας Αντωνίνας εκ Νικομήδειας
  • Saint Peter, Bishop of Sebastia
    Αγίου Πέτρου, επισκόπου Σεβαστείας
  • Saints Basil and Gregory the Wonderworkers
    Αγίων Βασιλείου και Γρηγορίου των θαυματουργών

Fasting Instructions: the January 9 is a free of fasting day (κατάλυση)

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