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