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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:03 AM CDT 12:56 PM CDT 7:49 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 5:37 AM CDT   8:15 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 5:05 AM CDT   8:47 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:31 AM CDT   9:21 PM CDT
Altitude -0.8° 79.2° -0.8°
Azimuth 66.5° 180.0° 293.6°
Hour Angle of the Sun 103.2° 103.2° -103.3°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.13° 133.42° 133.70°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.41° 55.69° 55.98°
Sun Declination 19.64° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:20 PM CDT (5/18)   1:26 AM CDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 38m
Length of Day
13h 45m
First Quarter, 60% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter