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 5:03AM 10:00PM 3:19PM 3:53AM 9:50PM 9:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:00AM 10:03PM 4:58PM 3:58AM 10:41PM 10:15AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 4:56AM 10:06PM 6:41PM 4:04AM 11:35PM 11:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 4:53AM 10:09PM 8:28PM 4:10AM ---- 12:03PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 4:49AM 10:13PM 10:17PM 4:21AM 12:32AM 1:02PM phase Full Moon
6 4:46AM 10:16PM 11:58PM 4:37AM 1:32AM 2:04PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 4:43AM 10:19PM ---- 5:07AM 2:35AM 3:07PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 4:39AM 10:22PM 1:18AM 6:00AM 3:39AM 4:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 4:36AM 10:26PM 2:07AM 7:19AM 4:40AM 5:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 4:32AM 10:29PM 2:33AM 8:53AM 5:38AM 6:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 4:29AM 10:32PM 2:48AM 10:30AM 6:32AM 6:57PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 4:26AM 10:36PM 2:56AM 12:03PM 7:22AM 7:45PM phase Last Quarter
13 4:23AM 10:39PM 3:02AM 1:32PM 8:08AM 8:31PM phase Waning Crescent
14 4:19AM 10:42PM 3:07AM 2:57PM 8:53AM 9:14PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:16AM 10:45PM 3:11AM 4:21PM 9:35AM 9:57PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:13AM 10:49PM 3:15AM 5:43PM 10:18AM 10:39PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:10AM 10:52PM 3:20AM 7:05PM 11:01AM 11:22PM phase Waning Crescent
18 4:06AM 10:55PM 3:27AM 8:27PM 11:45AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 4:03AM 10:59PM 3:37AM 9:48PM 12:30PM 12:07AM phase Waning Crescent
20 4:00AM 11:02PM 3:52AM 11:02PM 1:17PM 12:53AM phase New Moon
21 3:57AM 11:05PM 4:16AM ---- 2:05PM 1:41AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 3:54AM 11:08PM 4:54AM 12:04AM 2:54PM 2:30AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 3:51AM 11:11PM 5:51AM 12:50AM 3:44PM 3:19AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 3:48AM 11:15PM 7:04AM 1:19AM 4:33PM 4:08AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 3:45AM 11:18PM 8:26AM 1:37AM 5:21PM 4:57AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 3:42AM 11:21PM 9:54AM 1:49AM 6:08PM 5:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 3:39AM 11:24PM 11:23AM 1:57AM 6:56PM 6:32AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 3:37AM 11:27PM 12:55PM 2:03AM 7:43PM 7:19AM phase First Quarter
29 3:34AM 11:30PM 2:29PM 2:08AM 8:32PM 8:07AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 3:31AM 11:33PM 4:06PM 2:13AM 9:22PM 8:57AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 3:28AM 11:36PM 5:48PM 2:19AM 10:16PM 9:48AM phase Waxing Gibbous