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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 5:27 AM CDT 12:47 PM CDT 8:07 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 4:55 AM CDT   8:40 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 4:15 AM CDT   9:20 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 3:29 AM CDT   10:06 PM CDT
Altitude -0.8° 67.8° -0.8°
Azimuth 62.3° 180.0° 297.9°
Hour Angle of the Sun 109.9° 110.0° -110.1°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.11° 133.41° 133.71°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.38° 55.69° 55.99°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.70° 19.77°
Moon 1:04 PM CDT   1:26 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 44m
Length of Day
14h 40m
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