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