Astronomy

Interactive Star Chart
Powered by: Distant Suns
Click on a star, planet, sun or moon for more information.
View Direction

Click "Up" to view the entire sky.

   
   
Date & Time
Date:
Time:
 
Display Features
Planets
Constellations
Constellation Names
Constellation Borders
Star Names
Grid
Sky Line
Info
 
Astronomy
May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 5:54 AM CDT 12:48 PM CDT 7:42 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 5:27 AM CDT   8:09 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 4:55 AM CDT   8:42 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:21 AM CDT   9:16 PM CDT
Altitude -0.8° 78.6° -0.8°
Azimuth 66.3° 180.0° 293.8°
Hour Angle of the Sun 103.5° 103.5° -103.6°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.13° 133.41° 133.69°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.40° 55.69° 55.97°
Sun Declination 19.64° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:11 PM CDT (5/18)   1:19 AM CDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 41m
Length of Day
13h 48m
First Quarter, 60% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 19
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter