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