Lunar/Solar Table
May 2012
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Phases: Full Moon May 6
Full Moon
Last Quarter May 12
Last Quarter
New Moon May 21
New Moon
First Quarter May 28
First Quarter
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(GMT+2)
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 3:59AM 8:11PM 1:28PM 2:18AM 8:09PM 7:44AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 3:56AM 8:14PM 2:59PM 2:29AM 8:59PM 8:34AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 3:53AM 8:17PM 4:34PM 2:40AM 9:52PM 9:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 3:50AM 8:19PM 6:13PM 2:53AM 10:48PM 10:20AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 3:48AM 8:22PM 7:53PM 3:09AM 11:47PM 11:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 3:45AM 8:24PM 9:28PM 3:31AM ---- 12:18PM phase Full Moon
7 3:42AM 8:27PM 10:50PM 4:04AM 12:50AM 1:21PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 3:39AM 8:30PM 11:50PM 4:55AM 1:53AM 2:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 3:37AM 8:32PM ---- 6:05AM 2:55AM 3:25PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 3:34AM 8:35PM 12:29AM 7:28AM 3:55AM 4:23PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 3:31AM 8:37PM 12:55AM 8:56AM 4:50AM 5:16PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 3:29AM 8:40PM 1:12AM 10:23AM 5:41AM 6:05PM phase Last Quarter
13 3:26AM 8:43PM 1:25AM 11:47AM 6:28AM 6:51PM phase Waning Crescent
14 3:24AM 8:45PM 1:35AM 1:07PM 7:13AM 7:35PM phase Waning Crescent
15 3:21AM 8:48PM 1:44AM 2:26PM 7:56AM 8:17PM phase Waning Crescent
16 3:19AM 8:50PM 1:53AM 3:43PM 8:39AM 9:00PM phase Waning Crescent
17 3:16AM 8:53PM 2:03AM 5:00PM 9:21AM 9:43PM phase Waning Crescent
18 3:14AM 8:55PM 2:14AM 6:16PM 10:05AM 10:27PM phase Waning Crescent
19 3:12AM 8:57PM 2:29AM 7:30PM 10:50AM 11:13PM phase Waning Crescent
20 3:09AM 9:00PM 2:48AM 8:40PM 11:36AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
21 3:07AM 9:02PM 3:15AM 9:42PM 12:24PM 12:00AM phase New Moon
22 3:05AM 9:05PM 3:53AM 10:33PM 1:13PM 12:48AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 3:03AM 9:07PM 4:44AM 11:11PM 2:02PM 1:38AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 3:00AM 9:09PM 5:47AM 11:39PM 2:51PM 2:27AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 2:58AM 9:11PM 7:01AM 11:59PM 3:40PM 3:16AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 2:56AM 9:14PM 8:20AM ---- 4:28PM 4:04AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 2:54AM 9:16PM 9:42AM 12:14AM 5:15PM 4:51AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 2:53AM 9:18PM 11:07AM 12:26AM 6:02PM 5:39AM phase First Quarter
29 2:51AM 9:20PM 12:34PM 12:37AM 6:50PM 6:26AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 2:49AM 9:22PM 2:04PM 12:47AM 7:40PM 7:15AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 2:47AM 9:24PM 3:38PM 12:59AM 8:33PM 8:06AM phase Waxing Gibbous