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