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 5:40AM 8:00PM 2:46PM 2:51AM 9:08PM 8:43AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:38AM 8:01PM 4:00PM 3:19AM 9:59PM 9:33AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:37AM 8:03PM 5:17PM 3:47AM 10:53PM 10:26AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:35AM 8:04PM 6:36PM 4:19AM 11:50PM 11:21AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:34AM 8:05PM 7:55PM 4:55AM ---- 12:19PM phase Full Moon
6 5:32AM 8:06PM 9:12PM 5:38AM 12:50AM 1:21PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 5:31AM 8:08PM 10:21PM 6:30AM 1:53AM 2:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:30AM 8:09PM 11:20PM 7:31AM 2:56AM 3:27PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:28AM 8:10PM ---- 8:38AM 3:58AM 4:27PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:27AM 8:11PM 12:09AM 9:48AM 4:56AM 5:23PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:26AM 8:12PM 12:48AM 10:59AM 5:50AM 6:15PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:24AM 8:14PM 1:20AM 12:07PM 6:40AM 7:03PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:23AM 8:15PM 1:48AM 1:14PM 7:26AM 7:49PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:22AM 8:16PM 2:13AM 2:18PM 8:10AM 8:32PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:21AM 8:17PM 2:37AM 3:20PM 8:53AM 9:15PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:20AM 8:18PM 3:00AM 4:22PM 9:36AM 9:57PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:19AM 8:19PM 3:25AM 5:23PM 10:19AM 10:40PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:18AM 8:21PM 3:51AM 6:23PM 11:03AM 11:25PM phase Waning Crescent
19 5:17AM 8:22PM 4:21AM 7:23PM 11:48AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
20 5:16AM 8:23PM 4:55AM 8:20PM 12:35PM 12:11AM phase New Moon
21 5:15AM 8:24PM 5:35AM 9:13PM 1:23PM 12:59AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 5:14AM 8:25PM 6:21AM 10:02PM 2:12PM 1:47AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:13AM 8:26PM 7:13AM 10:45PM 3:01PM 2:37AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:12AM 8:27PM 8:10AM 11:23PM 3:50PM 3:26AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:11AM 8:28PM 9:12AM 11:56PM 4:39PM 4:15AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:10AM 8:29PM 10:16AM ---- 5:26PM 5:03AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:10AM 8:30PM 11:23AM 12:26AM 6:13PM 5:50AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:09AM 8:31PM 12:31PM 12:53AM 7:01PM 6:37AM phase First Quarter
29 5:08AM 8:32PM 1:41PM 1:20AM 7:49PM 7:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:08AM 8:33PM 2:54PM 1:47AM 8:40PM 8:14AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:07AM 8:34PM 4:09PM 2:16AM 9:33PM 9:06AM phase Waxing Gibbous