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