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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:23 AM EDT 1:25 PM EDT 8:27 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:55 AM EDT   8:56 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:21 AM EDT   9:30 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:44 AM EDT   10:07 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 74.9° -0.8°
Azimuth 65.2° 180.0° 294.9°
Hour Angle of the Sun 105.5° 105.5° -105.6°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.11° 133.39° 133.68°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.38° 55.67° 55.96°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:46 PM EDT   1:58 AM EDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 00m
Length of Day
14h 04m
First Quarter, 56% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter