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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 5:54 AM CDT 12:57 PM CDT 8:01 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 5:25 AM CDT   8:29 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 4:50 AM CDT   9:04 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:13 AM CDT   9:42 PM CDT
Altitude -0.8° 74.3° -0.8°
Azimuth 65.0° 180.0° 295.2°
Hour Angle of the Sun 105.8° 105.9° -105.9°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.13° 133.42° 133.71°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.40° 55.69° 55.99°
Sun Declination 19.64° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:18 PM CDT   1:31 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 03m
Length of Day
14h 06m
First Quarter, 57% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter