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