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