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