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342:"Will New England see the light"
340:O'Brien, Matt (March 11, 2016).
109:Solar noon (independent of DST)
16:Time zone data for this US state
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316:"NOAA Solar Calculator"
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392:"Time Zone Database"
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600:New Mexico
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269:References
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119:Location
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362:March 9,
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320:noaa.gov
290:Archived
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