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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:36 AM CDT 1:39 PM CDT 8:43 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 6:07 AM CDT   9:11 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 5:32 AM CDT   9:46 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:55 AM CDT   10:24 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 133.16° 133.45° 133.74°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.43° 55.72° 56.02°
Sun Declination 19.64° 19.71° 19.77°
Moon 2:02 PM CDT   2:14 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 04m
Length of Day
14h 07m
First Quarter, 53% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter