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May. 18, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 6:22 AM EDT 1:41 PM EDT 9:01 PM EDT
Civil Twilight 5:50 AM EDT   9:33 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight 5:10 AM EDT   10:13 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:24 AM EDT   10:59 PM EDT
Altitude -0.8° 68.0° -0.8°
Azimuth 62.4° 180.0° 297.8°
Hour Angle of the Sun 109.8° 109.9° -109.9°
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° 55.68° 55.99°
Sun Declination 19.63° 19.70° 19.76°
Moon 1:58 PM EDT (5/18)   2:20 AM EDT (5/18)
Length Of Visible Light 15h 43m
Length of Day
14h 38m
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