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