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 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 4:02AM 8:03PM 1:34PM 2:15AM 8:10PM 7:46AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 4:00AM 8:06PM 3:03PM 2:28AM 9:01PM 8:36AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 3:57AM 8:08PM 4:37PM 2:40AM 9:54PM 9:27AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 3:54AM 8:10PM 6:14PM 2:55AM 10:50PM 10:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 3:52AM 8:13PM 7:51PM 3:13AM 11:50PM 11:20AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 3:49AM 8:15PM 9:24PM 3:39AM ---- 12:21PM phase Full Moon
7 3:46AM 8:18PM 10:42PM 4:15AM 12:52AM 1:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 3:44AM 8:20PM 11:41PM 5:08AM 1:56AM 2:27PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 3:41AM 8:23PM ---- 6:19AM 2:58AM 3:28PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 3:39AM 8:25PM 12:21AM 7:41AM 3:57AM 4:25PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 3:36AM 8:27PM 12:48AM 9:07AM 4:52AM 5:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 3:34AM 8:30PM 1:06AM 10:31AM 5:42AM 6:06PM phase Last Quarter
13 3:32AM 8:32PM 1:20AM 11:53AM 6:30AM 6:52PM phase Waning Crescent
14 3:29AM 8:35PM 1:32AM 1:12PM 7:14AM 7:36PM phase Waning Crescent
15 3:27AM 8:37PM 1:43AM 2:29PM 7:57AM 8:19PM phase Waning Crescent
16 3:25AM 8:39PM 1:53AM 3:45PM 8:40AM 9:01PM phase Waning Crescent
17 3:22AM 8:41PM 2:04AM 4:59PM 9:22AM 9:44PM phase Waning Crescent
18 3:20AM 8:44PM 2:17AM 6:14PM 10:06AM 10:28PM phase Waning Crescent
19 3:18AM 8:46PM 2:34AM 7:26PM 10:51AM 11:14PM phase Waning Crescent
20 3:16AM 8:48PM 2:55AM 8:34PM 11:38AM ---- phase New Moon
21 3:14AM 8:50PM 3:25AM 9:34PM 12:26PM 12:01AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 3:12AM 8:53PM 4:04AM 10:24PM 1:15PM 12:50AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 3:10AM 8:55PM 4:56AM 11:02PM 2:04PM 1:39AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 3:08AM 8:57PM 6:00AM 11:31PM 2:53PM 2:29AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 3:06AM 8:59PM 7:12AM 11:52PM 3:42PM 3:17AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 3:04AM 9:01PM 8:29AM ---- 4:29PM 4:05AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 3:02AM 9:03PM 9:50AM 12:09AM 5:16PM 4:53AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 3:01AM 9:05PM 11:13AM 12:22AM 6:04PM 5:40AM phase First Quarter
29 2:59AM 9:07PM 12:39PM 12:35AM 6:52PM 6:28AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 2:57AM 9:08PM 2:07PM 12:47AM 7:42PM 7:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 2:56AM 9:10PM 3:39PM 1:00AM 8:35PM 8:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous