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