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