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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:08 AM EDT 1:09 PM EDT 8:10 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:40 AM EDT   8:38 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:06 AM EDT   9:12 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:30 AM EDT   9:49 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 75.3° -0.8°
Azimuth 65.4° 180.0° 294.8°
Hour Angle of the Sun 105.2° 105.3° -105.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.10° 133.38° 133.67°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.37° 55.66° 55.95°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.69° 19.76°
Moon 1:29 PM EDT   1:41 AM EDT
Length Of Visible Light 14h 58m
Length of Day
14h 02m
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