Lunar/Solar Table
May 2012
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Phases: Full Moon May 5
Full Moon
Last Quarter May 12
Last Quarter
New Moon May 20
New Moon
First Quarter May 28
First Quarter
Date
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Sun Moon Lunar Periods Moon Phase
RiseSunrise
The daily appearance of the sun on the eastern horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. In the United States, it is considered as that instant when the upper edge of the sun appears on the sea level horizon. In Great Britain, the center of the sun's disk is used instead.
SetSunset
The daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. In the United States, it is considered as that instant when the upper edge of the sun just disappears below the sea level horizon. In Great Britain, the center of the sun's disk is used instead.
RiseMoonrise
The appearance of the moon on the eastern horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. It is considered as that instant when the upper edge of the moon appears on the sea level horizon
SetMoonset
The disappearance of the moon below the western horizon as a result of the earth's rotation. It is considered as that instant when the upper edge of the moon just disappears below the sea level horizon.
OverheadMoon Overhead
The period each day when the moon reaches its highest point in the sky.
UnderfootMoon Underfoot
The period approximately 12.5 hours after the overhead period when the moon is on the direct opposite side of the Earth from your location.
1 6:00AM 9:20PM 3:41PM 3:52AM 10:04PM 9:39AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:58AM 9:22PM 5:06PM 4:10AM 10:55PM 10:29AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:55AM 9:24PM 6:33PM 4:30AM 11:49PM 11:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:53AM 9:26PM 8:03PM 4:52AM ---- 12:18PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:51AM 9:28PM 9:32PM 5:19AM 12:47AM 1:17PM phase Full Moon
6 5:49AM 9:30PM 10:55PM 5:55AM 1:47AM 2:19PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 5:47AM 9:32PM ---- 6:41AM 2:50AM 3:22PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:45AM 9:34PM 12:06AM 7:42AM 3:53AM 4:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:43AM 9:36PM 1:01AM 8:53AM 4:55AM 5:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:41AM 9:37PM 1:41AM 10:11AM 5:52AM 6:20PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:39AM 9:39PM 2:11AM 11:30AM 6:46AM 7:11PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:37AM 9:41PM 2:35AM 12:48PM 7:35AM 7:59PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:36AM 9:43PM 2:54AM 2:02PM 8:22AM 8:44PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:34AM 9:45PM 3:10AM 3:15PM 9:06AM 9:27PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:32AM 9:47PM 3:26AM 4:25PM 9:48AM 10:10PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:30AM 9:48PM 3:42AM 5:35PM 10:31AM 10:52PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:29AM 9:50PM 3:59AM 6:44PM 11:14AM 11:36PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:27AM 9:52PM 4:18AM 7:52PM 11:58AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 5:25AM 9:54PM 4:41AM 8:58PM 12:43PM 12:20AM phase Waning Crescent
20 5:24AM 9:55PM 5:10AM 10:00PM 1:30PM 1:07AM phase New Moon
21 5:22AM 9:57PM 5:46AM 10:55PM 2:19PM 1:54AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 5:21AM 9:59PM 6:31AM 11:42PM 3:08PM 2:43AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:19AM 10:00PM 7:25AM ---- 3:57PM 3:32AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:18AM 10:02PM 8:28AM 12:21AM 4:46PM 4:22AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:16AM 10:03PM 9:37AM 12:52AM 5:34PM 5:10AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:15AM 10:05PM 10:49AM 1:17AM 6:22PM 5:58AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:14AM 10:06PM 12:05PM 1:38AM 7:09PM 6:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:13AM 10:08PM 1:22PM 1:57AM 7:57PM 7:33AM phase First Quarter
29 5:12AM 10:09PM 2:42PM 2:15AM 8:45PM 8:21AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:10AM 10:10PM 4:05PM 2:33AM 9:36PM 9:10AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:09AM 10:12PM 5:31PM 2:53AM 10:30PM 10:03AM phase Waxing Gibbous