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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:32 AM EDT 1:16 PM EDT 8:01 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 6:06 AM EDT   8:27 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:36 AM EDT   8:57 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 5:05 AM EDT   9:28 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 83.3° -0.8°
Azimuth 67.5° 180.0° 292.6°
Hour Angle of the Sun 101.2° 101.2° -101.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.11° 133.39° 133.67°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.39° 55.67° 55.95°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.69° 19.76°
Moon 1:41 PM EDT   1:43 AM EDT
Length Of Visible Light 14h 20m
Length of Day
13h 29m
First Quarter, 52% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter