Lunar/Solar Table
May 2012
Month:   Year:  
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
Date
(GMT1)
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 5:21AM 8:08PM 2:23PM 2:45AM 8:52PM 8:28AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:19AM 8:10PM 3:40PM 3:08AM 9:43PM 9:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:18AM 8:11PM 5:01PM 3:32AM 10:36PM 10:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:16AM 8:13PM 6:25PM 3:58AM 11:32PM 11:04AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:14AM 8:14PM 7:49PM 4:29AM ---- 12:02PM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 5:12AM 8:16PM 9:10PM 5:06AM 12:32AM 1:03PM phase Full Moon
7 5:11AM 8:18PM 10:23PM 5:53AM 1:34AM 2:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:09AM 8:19PM 11:24PM 6:51AM 2:37AM 3:09PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:08AM 8:21PM ---- 7:58AM 3:40AM 4:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:06AM 8:22PM 12:12AM 9:11AM 4:39AM 5:07PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:04AM 8:24PM 12:50AM 10:25AM 5:33AM 5:59PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:03AM 8:25PM 1:20AM 11:38AM 6:24AM 6:48PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:01AM 8:27PM 1:44AM 12:49PM 7:11AM 7:34PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:00AM 8:28PM 2:06AM 1:58PM 7:56AM 8:18PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:58AM 8:29PM 2:26AM 3:04PM 8:39AM 9:00PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:57AM 8:31PM 2:46AM 4:10PM 9:22AM 9:43PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:56AM 8:32PM 3:06AM 5:15PM 10:04AM 10:26PM phase Waning Crescent
18 4:54AM 8:34PM 3:29AM 6:19PM 10:48AM 11:10PM phase Waning Crescent
19 4:53AM 8:35PM 3:55AM 7:22PM 11:33AM 11:56PM phase Waning Crescent
20 4:52AM 8:36PM 4:25AM 8:22PM 12:19PM ---- phase Waning Crescent
21 4:51AM 8:38PM 5:02AM 9:17PM 1:07PM 12:43AM phase New Moon
22 4:49AM 8:39PM 5:45AM 10:07PM 1:56PM 1:32AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 4:48AM 8:40PM 6:36AM 10:50PM 2:46PM 2:21AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 4:47AM 8:42PM 7:34AM 11:27PM 3:35PM 3:10AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 4:46AM 8:43PM 8:37AM 11:58PM 4:23PM 3:59AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 4:45AM 8:44PM 9:45AM ---- 5:11PM 4:47AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 4:44AM 8:45PM 10:55AM 12:25AM 5:58PM 5:35AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 4:43AM 8:46PM 12:07PM 12:49AM 6:46PM 6:22AM phase First Quarter
29 4:42AM 8:48PM 1:21PM 1:11AM 7:34PM 7:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 4:41AM 8:49PM 2:37PM 1:34AM 8:24PM 7:58AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 4:41AM 8:50PM 3:57PM 1:58AM 9:17PM 8:50AM phase Waxing Gibbous