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 5:50AM 8:15PM 2:44PM 2:59AM 9:11PM 8:46AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:48AM 8:17PM 3:58PM 3:26AM 10:01PM 9:36AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 5:47AM 8:18PM 5:15PM 3:53AM 10:55PM 10:28AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 5:45AM 8:19PM 6:35PM 4:23AM 11:51PM 11:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 5:44AM 8:21PM 7:56PM 4:57AM ---- 12:20PM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 5:42AM 8:22PM 9:14PM 5:38AM 12:50AM 1:21PM phase Full Moon
7 5:41AM 8:23PM 10:25PM 6:28AM 1:53AM 2:25PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 5:40AM 8:25PM 11:27PM 7:26AM 2:56AM 3:28PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 5:38AM 8:26PM ---- 8:33AM 3:58AM 4:28PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 5:37AM 8:27PM 12:16AM 9:43AM 4:57AM 5:25PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 5:35AM 8:28PM 12:57AM 10:55AM 5:52AM 6:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 5:34AM 8:30PM 1:29AM 12:05PM 6:43AM 7:07PM phase Last Quarter
13 5:33AM 8:31PM 1:57AM 1:12PM 7:30AM 7:53PM phase Waning Crescent
14 5:32AM 8:32PM 2:22AM 2:17PM 8:15AM 8:36PM phase Waning Crescent
15 5:30AM 8:33PM 2:45AM 3:21PM 8:58AM 9:19PM phase Waning Crescent
16 5:29AM 8:35PM 3:07AM 4:24PM 9:40AM 10:01PM phase Waning Crescent
17 5:28AM 8:36PM 3:31AM 5:25PM 10:23AM 10:45PM phase Waning Crescent
18 5:27AM 8:37PM 3:56AM 6:27PM 11:06AM 11:29PM phase Waning Crescent
19 5:26AM 8:38PM 4:25AM 7:27PM 11:51AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
20 5:25AM 8:39PM 4:57AM 8:25PM 12:38PM 12:15AM phase Waning Crescent
21 5:24AM 8:40PM 5:36AM 9:20PM 1:26PM 1:02AM phase New Moon
22 5:23AM 8:41PM 6:20AM 10:09PM 2:15PM 1:50AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 5:22AM 8:43PM 7:11AM 10:54PM 3:04PM 2:40AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 5:21AM 8:44PM 8:08AM 11:32PM 3:53PM 3:29AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 5:20AM 8:45PM 9:09AM ---- 4:42PM 4:18AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 5:19AM 8:46PM 10:14AM 12:05AM 5:30PM 5:06AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 5:18AM 8:47PM 11:20AM 12:35AM 6:17PM 5:53AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 5:18AM 8:48PM 12:29PM 1:02AM 7:04PM 6:40AM phase First Quarter
29 5:17AM 8:49PM 1:40PM 1:28AM 7:52PM 7:28AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 5:16AM 8:50PM 2:53PM 1:54AM 8:42PM 8:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 5:16AM 8:51PM 4:09PM 2:21AM 9:35PM 9:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous