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