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 5:02AM 7:58PM 2:22PM 2:36AM 8:47PM 8:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:00AM 7:59PM 3:42PM 2:58AM 9:38PM 9:13AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 4:59AM 8:01PM 5:05PM 3:21AM 10:32PM 10:05AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 4:57AM 8:02PM 6:30PM 3:47AM 11:29PM 11:00AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 4:55AM 8:04PM 7:55PM 4:17AM ---- 11:59AM phase Full Moon
6 4:53AM 8:06PM 9:16PM 4:55AM 12:29AM 1:00PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 4:51AM 8:07PM 10:28PM 5:43AM 1:32AM 2:04PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 4:50AM 8:09PM 11:26PM 6:43AM 2:35AM 3:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 4:48AM 8:11PM ---- 7:52AM 3:37AM 4:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 4:46AM 8:12PM 12:11AM 9:06AM 4:35AM 5:03PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 4:45AM 8:14PM 12:45AM 10:22AM 5:29AM 5:54PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 4:43AM 8:15PM 1:13AM 11:35AM 6:19AM 6:43PM phase Last Quarter
13 4:42AM 8:17PM 1:36AM 12:47PM 7:06AM 7:28PM phase Waning Crescent
14 4:40AM 8:18PM 1:56AM 1:56PM 7:50AM 8:11PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:39AM 8:20PM 2:15AM 3:03PM 8:33AM 8:54PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:37AM 8:21PM 2:34AM 4:10PM 9:15AM 9:37PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:36AM 8:23PM 2:54AM 5:15PM 9:58AM 10:20PM phase Waning Crescent
18 4:34AM 8:24PM 3:16AM 6:20PM 10:42AM 11:04PM phase Waning Crescent
19 4:33AM 8:26PM 3:41AM 7:24PM 11:27AM 11:50PM phase Waning Crescent
20 4:32AM 8:27PM 4:12AM 8:24PM 12:14PM ---- phase New Moon
21 4:30AM 8:29PM 4:49AM 9:19PM 1:02PM 12:38AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 4:29AM 8:30PM 5:34AM 10:07PM 1:51PM 1:27AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 4:28AM 8:31PM 6:27AM 10:49PM 2:41PM 2:16AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 4:27AM 8:33PM 7:26AM 11:23PM 3:30PM 3:05AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 4:26AM 8:34PM 8:31AM 11:52PM 4:18PM 3:54AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 4:24AM 8:35PM 9:40AM ---- 5:06PM 4:42AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 4:23AM 8:36PM 10:52AM 12:17AM 5:53PM 5:29AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 4:22AM 8:38PM 12:05PM 12:40AM 6:40PM 6:16AM phase First Quarter
29 4:21AM 8:39PM 1:21PM 1:01AM 7:29PM 7:04AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 4:21AM 8:40PM 2:39PM 1:23AM 8:19PM 7:54AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 4:20AM 8:41PM 4:01PM 1:46AM 9:13PM 8:45AM phase Waxing Gibbous