February 14, 2006

Hunting In The Dark?

Not really. It was still light out....

6:50 ET: VP Cheney shoots pal.

U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department

The following information is provided for Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (longitude W97.4, latitude N27.8):

Saturday
11 February 2006 Central Standard Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 6:46 a.m.
Sunrise 7:10 a.m.
Sun transit 12:44 p.m.
Sunset 6:18 p.m.
End civil twilight 6:42 p.m.

Posted at 10:34 AM

Comments

Legal Shooting Hours for all Game Animals and Nonmigratory Game Birds: from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/hunt/general/
6:18 p.m. plus 30 minutes= 6:48 p.m.
As they say, what's good for the goose...

John | 02.14.06 12:37 PM

Saved by the bell. Sorry.
U.S. Naval Observatory
Astronomical Applications Department

Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Sarita, Texas (longitude W97.8, latitude N27.1):
Saturday
11 February 2006 Universal Time - 6h

SUN
Begin civil twilight 06:47
Sunrise 07:11
Sun transit 12:46
Sunset 18:21
End civil twilight 18:44

MOON
Moonrise 16:13 on preceding day
Moonset 06:28
Moonrise 17:10
Moon transit 00:10 on following day
Moonset 07:04 on following day

Phase of the Moon on 11 February:   waxing gibbous with 98% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Full Moon on 12 February 2006 at 22:44 (Universal Time - 6h)

John | 02.14.06 01:02 PM

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