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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 4:00 AM AKDT 3:00 PM AKDT 2:11 AM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sun does not rise   Sun does not rise
Nautical Twilight Sun does not rise   Sun does not rise
Astronomical Twilight Sun does not rise   Sun does not rise
Altitude -0.8° 40.9° -0.8°
Azimuth 13.9° 180.0° 348.4°
Hour Angle of the Sun 165.2° 166.4° -167.7°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 133.17° 133.62° 134.08°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 55.45° 55.90° 56.37°
Sun Declination 19.65° 19.75° 19.85°
Moon 3:01 PM AKDT (5/18)   4:29 AM AKDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 24h 00m
Length of Day
22h 11m
First Quarter, 59% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 18
First Quarter
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter