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