Lunar/Solar Table
May 2012
Month:   Year:  
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
(EDT)
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 5:50AM 8:11PM 2:57PM 3:02AM 9:19PM 8:54AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:49AM 8:12PM 4:11PM 3:30AM 10:10PM 9:44AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:47AM 8:13PM 5:28PM 3:58AM 11:04PM 10:37AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:46AM 8:15PM 6:47PM 4:30AM ---- 11:32AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:44AM 8:16PM 8:07PM 5:06AM 12:01AM 12:31PM phase Full Moon
6 5:43AM 8:17PM 9:23PM 5:49AM 1:01AM 1:32PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 5:42AM 8:18PM 10:33PM 6:41AM 2:04AM 2:36PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:40AM 8:20PM 11:32PM 7:42AM 3:07AM 3:38PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:39AM 8:21PM ---- 8:49AM 4:09AM 4:38PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:38AM 8:22PM 12:20AM 10:00AM 5:07AM 5:35PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:36AM 8:23PM 12:59AM 11:10AM 6:01AM 6:26PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:35AM 8:24PM 1:31AM 12:19PM 6:51AM 7:14PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:34AM 8:26PM 1:59AM 1:25PM 7:37AM 8:00PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:33AM 8:27PM 2:24AM 2:29PM 8:22AM 8:43PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:32AM 8:28PM 2:48AM 3:31PM 9:04AM 9:26PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:31AM 8:29PM 3:11AM 4:33PM 9:47AM 10:08PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:29AM 8:30PM 3:36AM 5:34PM 10:30AM 10:52PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:28AM 8:31PM 4:02AM 6:35PM 11:14AM 11:36PM phase Waning Crescent
19 5:27AM 8:33PM 4:32AM 7:34PM 11:59AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
20 5:26AM 8:34PM 5:06AM 8:31PM 12:46PM 12:22AM phase New Moon
21 5:25AM 8:35PM 5:46AM 9:24PM 1:34PM 1:10AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 5:25AM 8:36PM 6:32AM 10:13PM 2:23PM 1:59AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:24AM 8:37PM 7:24AM 10:56PM 3:12PM 2:48AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:23AM 8:38PM 8:22AM 11:34PM 4:02PM 3:37AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:22AM 8:39PM 9:23AM ---- 4:50PM 4:26AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:21AM 8:40PM 10:27AM 12:07AM 5:37PM 5:14AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:20AM 8:41PM 11:34AM 12:37AM 6:25PM 6:01AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:20AM 8:42PM 12:42PM 1:04AM 7:12PM 6:48AM phase First Quarter
29 5:19AM 8:43PM 1:52PM 1:31AM 8:01PM 7:36AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:18AM 8:44PM 3:05PM 1:58AM 8:51PM 8:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:18AM 8:45PM 4:21PM 2:27AM 9:45PM 9:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous