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“Ice Halos by Moonlight and Sunlight” is copyrighted by ice halos. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMoonlight and sunlight both create beautiful ice halos in Earth's sky. These photos, taken one night and the following day in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, show similar halos around both the Moon and the Sun. These optical phenomena are formed by light interacting with flat, hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere.
The Sun on 9 January 2026
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 January 2026, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 9 January 2026 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 January 2026 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2012 Mapping dark matter in galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 New Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Hubble optical view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2021 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the desert nation's second-most populous city with 3.5 million residents, is pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 JAN 2026 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 JAN 2026.
Questions about January 9, 2026
What space photo was released on January 9, 2026?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 9, 2026 was "Ice Halos by Moonlight and Sunlight". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on January 9, 2026?
A last quarter moon, about 68% lit.
What day of the week was January 9, 2026?
January 9, 2026 was a Friday, day 9 of the 365 days in 2026.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 9, 2026?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
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