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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:09 AM EDT 1:14 PM EDT 8:19 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:40 AM EDT   8:48 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:05 AM EDT   9:23 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:27 AM EDT   10:01 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 73.7° -0.8°
Azimuth 64.8° 180.0° 295.4°
Hour Angle of the Sun 106.2° 106.2° -106.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.10° 133.39° 133.68°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.37° 55.66° 55.96°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.69° 19.76°
Moon 1:33 PM EDT   1:48 AM EDT
Length Of Visible Light 15h 07m
Length of Day
14h 09m
First Quarter, 53% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter