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 4:46AM 9:14PM 2:47PM 3:18AM 9:18PM 8:53AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 4:43AM 9:17PM 4:22PM 3:27AM 10:09PM 9:43AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 4:40AM 9:20PM 6:01PM 3:36AM 11:03PM 10:35AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 4:37AM 9:23PM 7:43PM 3:47AM ---- 11:31AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 4:34AM 9:26PM 9:25PM 4:02AM 12:00AM 12:29PM phase Full Moon
6 4:31AM 9:28PM 11:00PM 4:24AM 1:00AM 1:31PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 4:28AM 9:31PM ---- 5:00AM 2:03AM 2:34PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 4:25AM 9:34PM 12:17AM 5:55AM 3:06AM 3:37PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 4:22AM 9:37PM 1:10AM 7:11AM 4:08AM 4:37PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 4:19AM 9:40PM 1:42AM 8:39AM 5:06AM 5:33PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 4:16AM 9:42PM 2:02AM 10:09AM 6:00AM 6:25PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 4:13AM 9:45PM 2:16AM 11:38AM 6:50AM 7:13PM phase Last Quarter
13 4:11AM 9:48PM 2:26AM 1:03PM 7:36AM 7:59PM phase Waning Crescent
14 4:08AM 9:51PM 2:34AM 2:25PM 8:20AM 8:42PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:05AM 9:54PM 2:41AM 3:45PM 9:03AM 9:24PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:02AM 9:56PM 2:48AM 5:04PM 9:46AM 10:07PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:00AM 9:59PM 2:57AM 6:22PM 10:29AM 10:50PM phase Waning Crescent
18 3:57AM 10:02PM 3:07AM 7:40PM 11:12AM 11:35PM phase Waning Crescent
19 3:55AM 10:04PM 3:20AM 8:56PM 11:58AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
20 3:52AM 10:07PM 3:39AM 10:06PM 12:45PM 12:21AM phase New Moon
21 3:49AM 10:10PM 4:07AM 11:06PM 1:33PM 1:09AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 3:47AM 10:12PM 4:48AM 11:53PM 2:22PM 1:57AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 3:45AM 10:15PM 5:43AM ---- 3:11PM 2:47AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 3:42AM 10:17PM 6:52AM 12:26AM 4:00PM 3:36AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 3:40AM 10:20PM 8:09AM 12:49AM 4:49PM 4:25AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 3:38AM 10:22PM 9:32AM 1:05AM 5:36PM 5:12AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 3:36AM 10:25PM 10:57AM 1:17AM 6:23PM 6:00AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 3:33AM 10:27PM 12:25PM 1:27AM 7:11PM 6:47AM phase First Quarter
29 3:31AM 10:29PM 1:55PM 1:36AM 7:59PM 7:35AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 3:29AM 10:31PM 3:28PM 1:44AM 8:50PM 8:24AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 3:27AM 10:34PM 5:05PM 1:54AM 9:43PM 9:16AM phase Waxing Gibbous