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 5:58AM 8:57PM 3:30PM 3:37AM 9:51PM 9:27AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:57AM 8:59PM 4:50PM 3:59AM 10:43PM 10:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:55AM 9:01PM 6:14PM 4:21AM 11:37PM 11:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:53AM 9:02PM 7:40PM 4:47AM ---- 12:05PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:51AM 9:04PM 9:06PM 5:18AM 12:34AM 1:04PM phase Full Moon
6 5:49AM 9:06PM 10:26PM 5:56AM 1:35AM 2:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 5:47AM 9:07PM 11:36PM 6:46AM 2:38AM 3:09PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:46AM 9:09PM ---- 7:46AM 3:41AM 4:12PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:44AM 9:11PM 12:32AM 8:56AM 4:42AM 5:12PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:42AM 9:12PM 1:15AM 10:11AM 5:40AM 6:07PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:41AM 9:14PM 1:49AM 11:27AM 6:33AM 6:59PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:39AM 9:15PM 2:15AM 12:41PM 7:23AM 7:46PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:37AM 9:17PM 2:37AM 1:53PM 8:09AM 8:31PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:36AM 9:19PM 2:56AM 3:02PM 8:53AM 9:15PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:34AM 9:20PM 3:15AM 4:10PM 9:36AM 9:57PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:33AM 9:22PM 3:33AM 5:17PM 10:19AM 10:40PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:31AM 9:23PM 3:53AM 6:23PM 11:01AM 11:23PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:30AM 9:25PM 4:15AM 7:28PM 11:45AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 5:28AM 9:26PM 4:41AM 8:31PM 12:31PM 12:08AM phase Waning Crescent
20 5:27AM 9:28PM 5:12AM 9:31PM 1:18PM 12:54AM phase New Moon
21 5:26AM 9:29PM 5:50AM 10:26PM 2:06PM 1:42AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 5:24AM 9:31PM 6:35AM 11:13PM 2:55PM 2:31AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:23AM 9:32PM 7:29AM 11:53PM 3:45PM 3:20AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:22AM 9:33PM 8:30AM ---- 4:34PM 4:09AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:21AM 9:35PM 9:36AM 12:27AM 5:22PM 4:58AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:20AM 9:36PM 10:46AM 12:55AM 6:09PM 5:46AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:19AM 9:37PM 11:58AM 1:19AM 6:57PM 6:33AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:18AM 9:38PM 1:12PM 1:41AM 7:44PM 7:20AM phase First Quarter
29 5:17AM 9:40PM 2:29PM 2:02AM 8:33PM 8:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:16AM 9:41PM 3:48PM 2:23AM 9:24PM 8:58AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:15AM 9:42PM 5:10PM 2:47AM 10:17PM 9:50AM phase Waxing Gibbous