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Old 10-14-2008 | 08:40 AM
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Default RE: What is the deal with sunrise/set times???

The official timekeeper for the US Government is the US Naval Observatory. You can get exact sunrise/sunset times for any location and datefrom their website here:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php

ETA: Here's what it says for Chester, SC on Saturday.

U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department


Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Chester, Chester County, South Carolina (longitude W81.2, latitude N34.7):
Saturday
18 October 2008 Eastern Daylight Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 7:08 a.m.
Sunrise 7:33 a.m.
Sun transit 1:10 p.m.
Sunset 6:46 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:11 p.m.

MOON
Moonrise 8:43 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit 4:22 a.m.
Moonset 12:04 p.m.
Moonrise 9:43 p.m.
Moonset 1:06 p.m. on following day


Phase of the Moon on 18 October: waning gibbous with 80% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Last quarter Moon on 21 October 2008 at 7:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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