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Longitude:
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30.33°N
81.66°W
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Thu, Apr 18, 2024


Sunrise 06:53
Sunset 19:55
Twilight ends 21:20
begins 05:29

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

82%

10 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 06:21 19:01
Venus 06:25 18:54
Moon 15:24 04:48
Mars 05:13 16:55
Jupiter 08:07 21:36
Saturn 05:00 16:30

All times shown in EDT.
The sky on 18 April 2024
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
19:55
Twilight ends
21:20
Twilight begins
05:29

10-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

82%

10 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:21 12:41 19:01
Venus 06:25 12:39 18:54
Moon 15:24 22:10 04:48
Mars 05:13 11:04 16:55
Jupiter 08:07 14:51 21:36
Saturn 05:00 10:45 16:30
All times shown in EDT.