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