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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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 3:50AM 8:14PM 1:23PM 2:17AM 8:05PM 7:41AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 3:47AM 8:17PM 2:56PM 2:26AM 8:56PM 8:30AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 3:44AM 8:20PM 4:33PM 2:36AM 9:49PM 9:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 3:41AM 8:23PM 6:14PM 2:46AM 10:45PM 10:16AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 3:38AM 8:25PM 7:56PM 3:00AM 11:44PM 11:14AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 3:35AM 8:28PM 9:34PM 3:20AM ---- 12:15PM phase Full Moon
7 3:32AM 8:31PM 10:57PM 3:52AM 12:46AM 1:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 3:29AM 8:34PM 11:57PM 4:41AM 1:50AM 2:21PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 3:26AM 8:36PM ---- 5:51AM 2:52AM 3:22PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 3:23AM 8:39PM 12:35AM 7:16AM 3:51AM 4:19PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 3:21AM 8:42PM 12:58AM 8:46AM 4:46AM 5:12PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 3:18AM 8:45PM 1:14AM 10:15AM 5:37AM 6:02PM phase Last Quarter
13 3:15AM 8:47PM 1:25AM 11:41AM 6:25AM 6:48PM phase Waning Crescent
14 3:12AM 8:50PM 1:33AM 1:03PM 7:10AM 7:31PM phase Waning Crescent
15 3:10AM 8:53PM 1:41AM 2:23PM 7:53AM 8:14PM phase Waning Crescent
16 3:07AM 8:56PM 1:48AM 3:42PM 8:35AM 8:57PM phase Waning Crescent
17 3:04AM 8:58PM 1:57AM 5:00PM 9:18AM 9:40PM phase Waning Crescent
18 3:02AM 9:01PM 2:07AM 6:18PM 10:02AM 10:24PM phase Waning Crescent
19 2:59AM 9:04PM 2:19AM 7:34PM 10:46AM 11:09PM phase Waning Crescent
20 2:57AM 9:06PM 2:37AM 8:46PM 11:33AM 11:57PM phase Waning Crescent
21 2:54AM 9:09PM 3:02AM 9:49PM 12:21PM ---- phase New Moon
22 2:52AM 9:11PM 3:39AM 10:40PM 1:10PM 12:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 2:49AM 9:14PM 4:30AM 11:17PM 1:59PM 1:34AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 2:47AM 9:16PM 5:35AM 11:43PM 2:48PM 2:24AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 2:45AM 9:19PM 6:50AM ---- 3:37PM 3:12AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 2:43AM 9:21PM 8:11AM 12:02AM 4:24PM 4:01AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 2:40AM 9:24PM 9:35AM 12:15AM 5:12PM 4:48AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 2:38AM 9:26PM 11:02AM 12:26AM 5:59PM 5:35AM phase First Quarter
29 2:36AM 9:28PM 12:30PM 12:35AM 6:47PM 6:23AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 2:34AM 9:30PM 2:02PM 12:44AM 7:37PM 7:12AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 2:32AM 9:32PM 3:38PM 12:53AM 8:29PM 8:03AM phase Waxing Gibbous