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 5:00AM 6:48PM 1:36PM 1:43AM 8:00PM 7:35AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 4:59AM 6:49PM 2:44PM 2:15AM 8:51PM 8:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 4:58AM 6:50PM 3:54PM 2:49AM 9:44PM 9:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 4:57AM 6:51PM 5:08PM 3:25AM 10:40PM 10:11AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 4:56AM 6:52PM 6:22PM 4:05AM 11:39PM 11:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 4:55AM 6:53PM 7:36PM 4:51AM ---- 12:10PM phase Full Moon
7 4:54AM 6:54PM 8:45PM 5:44AM 12:41AM 1:13PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 4:52AM 6:54PM 9:47PM 6:44AM 1:45AM 2:16PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 4:51AM 6:55PM 10:41PM 7:49AM 2:47AM 3:17PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 4:51AM 6:56PM 11:26PM 8:56AM 3:46AM 4:14PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 4:50AM 6:57PM ---- 10:02AM 4:41AM 5:07PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 4:49AM 6:58PM 12:04AM 11:07AM 5:32AM 5:56PM phase Last Quarter
13 4:48AM 6:59PM 12:37AM 12:09PM 6:19AM 6:42PM phase Waning Crescent
14 4:47AM 7:00PM 1:07AM 1:08PM 7:04AM 7:26PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:46AM 7:01PM 1:36AM 2:07PM 7:47AM 8:09PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:45AM 7:02PM 2:03AM 3:04PM 8:30AM 8:51PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:44AM 7:02PM 2:32AM 4:01PM 9:12AM 9:34PM phase Waning Crescent
18 4:44AM 7:03PM 3:02AM 4:57PM 9:56AM 10:18PM phase Waning Crescent
19 4:43AM 7:04PM 3:35AM 5:53PM 10:41AM 11:04PM phase Waning Crescent
20 4:42AM 7:05PM 4:11AM 6:48PM 11:27AM 11:51PM phase Waning Crescent
21 4:41AM 7:06PM 4:52AM 7:41PM 12:15PM ---- phase New Moon
22 4:41AM 7:07PM 5:37AM 8:31PM 1:04PM 12:40AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 4:40AM 7:07PM 6:28AM 9:17PM 1:54PM 1:29AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 4:39AM 7:08PM 7:22AM 9:59PM 2:43PM 2:18AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 4:39AM 7:09PM 8:20AM 10:36PM 3:31PM 3:07AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 4:38AM 7:10PM 9:19AM 11:11PM 4:19PM 3:55AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 4:38AM 7:11PM 10:21AM 11:43PM 5:06PM 4:43AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 4:37AM 7:11PM 11:24AM ---- 5:54PM 5:30AM phase First Quarter
29 4:37AM 7:12PM 12:28PM 12:15AM 6:42PM 6:17AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 4:36AM 7:13PM 1:35PM 12:46AM 7:32PM 7:06AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 4:36AM 7:13PM 2:45PM 1:20AM 8:24PM 7:57AM phase Waxing Gibbous