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 9:15PM 3:34PM 3:47AM 9:58PM 9:33AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:56AM 9:17PM 4:58PM 4:06AM 10:49PM 10:23AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:54AM 9:18PM 6:25PM 4:26AM 11:43PM 11:16AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:52AM 9:20PM 7:54PM 4:49AM ---- 12:11PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:50AM 9:22PM 9:22PM 5:16AM 12:40AM 1:10PM phase Full Moon
6 5:48AM 9:24PM 10:45PM 5:52AM 1:41AM 2:12PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 5:46AM 9:26PM 11:56PM 6:38AM 2:44AM 3:15PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:44AM 9:28PM ---- 7:38AM 3:47AM 4:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:42AM 9:30PM 12:52AM 8:49AM 4:48AM 5:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:40AM 9:31PM 1:34AM 10:06AM 5:46AM 6:14PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:38AM 9:33PM 2:05AM 11:25AM 6:40AM 7:05PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:36AM 9:35PM 2:29AM 12:42PM 7:30AM 7:53PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:35AM 9:37PM 2:48AM 1:56PM 8:16AM 8:38PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:33AM 9:39PM 3:06AM 3:08PM 9:00AM 9:22PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:31AM 9:40PM 3:22AM 4:18PM 9:43AM 10:04PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:29AM 9:42PM 3:38AM 5:27PM 10:25AM 10:47PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:28AM 9:44PM 3:55AM 6:36PM 11:08AM 11:30PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:26AM 9:45PM 4:15AM 7:44PM 11:52AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 5:24AM 9:47PM 4:39AM 8:49PM 12:38PM 12:15AM phase Waning Crescent
20 5:23AM 9:49PM 5:07AM 9:51PM 1:25PM 1:01AM phase New Moon
21 5:21AM 9:50PM 5:44AM 10:46PM 2:13PM 1:49AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 5:20AM 9:52PM 6:28AM 11:34PM 3:02PM 2:37AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:19AM 9:54PM 7:22AM ---- 3:51PM 3:27AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:17AM 9:55PM 8:24AM 12:13AM 4:40PM 4:16AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:16AM 9:57PM 9:32AM 12:45AM 5:29PM 5:05AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:15AM 9:58PM 10:44AM 1:11AM 6:16PM 5:52AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:13AM 9:59PM 11:59AM 1:32AM 7:03PM 6:40AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:12AM 10:01PM 1:16PM 1:52AM 7:51PM 7:27AM phase First Quarter
29 5:11AM 10:02PM 2:35PM 2:10AM 8:39PM 8:15AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:10AM 10:04PM 3:57PM 2:29AM 9:30PM 9:04AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:09AM 10:05PM 5:22PM 2:49AM 10:24PM 9:57AM phase Waxing Gibbous