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 3:42AM 8:41PM 1:33PM 2:32AM 8:17PM 7:52AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 3:38AM 8:44PM 3:11PM 2:37AM 9:08PM 8:42AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 3:35AM 8:48PM 4:54PM 2:42AM 10:01PM 9:34AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 3:31AM 8:51PM 6:41PM 2:47AM 10:57PM 10:28AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 3:28AM 8:54PM 8:31PM 2:56AM 11:56PM 11:26AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 3:24AM 8:58PM 10:17PM 3:09AM ---- 12:27PM phase Full Moon
7 3:21AM 9:01PM 11:44PM 3:33AM 12:59AM 1:30PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 3:17AM 9:04PM ---- 4:18AM 2:02AM 2:33PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 3:14AM 9:08PM 12:41AM 5:32AM 3:04AM 3:34PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 3:10AM 9:11PM 1:11AM 7:05AM 4:03AM 4:31PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 3:07AM 9:15PM 1:27AM 8:42AM 4:58AM 5:24PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 3:04AM 9:18PM 1:36AM 10:17AM 5:49AM 6:13PM phase Last Quarter
13 3:00AM 9:21PM 1:42AM 11:48AM 6:36AM 6:59PM phase Waning Crescent
14 2:57AM 9:25PM 1:46AM 1:15PM 7:21AM 7:43PM phase Waning Crescent
15 2:53AM 9:28PM 1:50AM 2:39PM 8:04AM 8:25PM phase Waning Crescent
16 2:50AM 9:32PM 1:54AM 4:02PM 8:47AM 9:08PM phase Waning Crescent
17 2:47AM 9:35PM 1:58AM 5:25PM 9:29AM 9:51PM phase Waning Crescent
18 2:43AM 9:38PM 2:03AM 6:48PM 10:13AM 10:35PM phase Waning Crescent
19 2:40AM 9:42PM 2:11AM 8:10PM 10:58AM 11:21PM phase Waning Crescent
20 2:37AM 9:45PM 2:24AM 9:27PM 11:44AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
21 2:34AM 9:48PM 2:44AM 10:34PM 12:32PM 12:08AM phase New Moon
22 2:31AM 9:52PM 3:18AM 11:24PM 1:21PM 12:57AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 2:27AM 9:55PM 4:10AM 11:57PM 2:11PM 1:46AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 2:24AM 9:58PM 5:19AM ---- 3:00PM 2:35AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 2:21AM 10:02PM 6:41AM 12:16AM 3:48PM 3:24AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 2:18AM 10:05PM 8:08AM 12:29AM 4:36PM 4:12AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 2:15AM 10:08PM 9:38AM 12:37AM 5:23PM 5:00AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 2:12AM 10:11PM 11:10AM 12:42AM 6:10PM 5:47AM phase First Quarter
29 2:09AM 10:14PM 12:43PM 12:47AM 6:59PM 6:34AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 2:06AM 10:18PM 2:21PM 12:51AM 7:49PM 7:23AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 2:04AM 10:21PM 4:02PM 12:56AM 8:41PM 8:14AM phase Waxing Gibbous