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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 5:45 AM CDT 1:10 PM CDT 8:36 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 5:12 AM CDT   9:09 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 4:29 AM CDT   9:52 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 3:40 AM CDT   10:42 PM CDT
Altitude -0.8° 66.0° -0.8°
Azimuth 61.4° 180.0° 298.8°
Hour Angle of the Sun 111.2° 111.3° -111.4°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.12° 133.43° 133.73°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.40° 55.70° 56.01°
Sun Declination 19.64° 19.70° 19.77°
Moon 1:27 PM CDT   1:52 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 57m
Length of Day
14h 50m
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