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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:26 AM EDT 1:23 PM EDT 8:20 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:59 AM EDT   8:47 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:26 AM EDT   9:21 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:51 AM EDT   9:56 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 77.3° -0.8°
Azimuth 66.0° 180.0° 294.2°
Hour Angle of the Sun 104.2° 104.2° -104.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.11° 133.39° 133.68°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.38° 55.67° 55.96°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:45 PM EDT (5/18)   1:54 AM EDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 48m
Length of Day
13h 53m
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