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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:19 AM EDT 1:32 PM EDT 8:46 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:49 AM EDT   9:16 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:11 AM EDT   9:54 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:29 AM EDT   10:36 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 70.3° -0.8°
Azimuth 63.5° 180.0° 296.7°
Hour Angle of the Sun 108.2° 108.3° -108.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.10° 133.40° 133.70°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.38° 55.68° 55.98°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:50 PM EDT (5/18)   2:09 AM EDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 15h 27m
Length of Day
14h 26m
First Quarter, 59% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter