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May. 21, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:22 AM EDT 1:42 PM EDT 9:02 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:51 AM EDT   9:34 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:11 AM EDT   10:14 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:26 AM EDT   11:00 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 69.4° -0.8°
Azimuth 61.9° 180.0° 298.3°
Hour Angle of the Sun 109.9° 110.0° -110.1°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 136.06° 136.36° 136.66°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 58.38° 58.68° 58.99°
Sun Declination 20.26° 20.32° 20.38°
Moon 5:14 PM EDT (5/21)   3:52 AM EDT (5/21)
Length Of Visible Light 15h 43m
Length of Day
14h 40m
Waxing Gibbous, 87% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 21
Waxing Gibbous
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter