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