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