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May. 23, 2013 Rise Solar Noon Set
Actual Time 5:45 AM AKDT 2:28 PM AKDT 11:13 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight 4:40 AM AKDT   12:19 AM AKDT
Nautical Twilight 3:01 AM AKDT   1:56 AM AKDT
Astronomical Twilight Sun does not rise   Sun does not rise
Altitude -0.8° 51.9° -0.8°
Azimuth 45.1° 180.0° 315.3°
Hour Angle of the Sun 130.8° 131.0° -131.2°
Mean Anomaly of the Sun 138.17° 138.53° 138.89°
Obliquity 23.44° 23.44° 23.44°
Right Ascension of the Sun 60.53° 60.90° 61.26°
Sun Declination 20.68° 20.74° 20.81°
Moon 9:42 PM AKDT (5/23)   5:05 AM AKDT (5/23)
Length Of Visible Light 19h 39m
Length of Day
17h 28m
Waxing Gibbous, 98% of the Moon is Illuminated
May 23
Waxing Gibbous
May 25
Full
May 31
Last Quarter
Jun 8
New
Jun 16
First Quarter