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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 7:18 AM EST 12:07 PM EST 4:54 PM EST
Civil Twilight 6:48 AM EST   5:25 PM EST
Nautical Twilight 6:13 AM EST   6:00 PM EST
Astronomical Twilight 5:39 AM EST   6:33 PM EST
Altitude -0.8° 27.6° -0.8°
Azimuth 63.7° 360.0° 296.4°
Hour Angle of the Sun 72.1° 72.0° -72.0°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 132.57° 132.77° 132.96°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 54.84° 55.04° 55.24°
Sun Declination 19.51° 19.56° 19.60°
Moon 12:44 PM EST   No Moon Set
Length Of Visible Light 10h 37m
Length of Day
9h 36m
Waxing Crescent, 51% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
Waxing Crescent
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter