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 20
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 5:02AM 8:07PM 2:13PM 2:39AM 8:44PM 8:19AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 5:00AM 8:09PM 3:34PM 2:59AM 9:35PM 9:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 4:58AM 8:11PM 4:58PM 3:21AM 10:28PM 10:01AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 4:57AM 8:12PM 6:25PM 3:44AM 11:24PM 10:56AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 4:55AM 8:14PM 7:52PM 4:12AM ---- 11:54AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 4:53AM 8:16PM 9:16PM 4:47AM 12:24AM 12:55PM phase Full Moon
7 4:51AM 8:18PM 10:30PM 5:32AM 1:26AM 1:58PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 4:49AM 8:19PM 11:30PM 6:29AM 2:30AM 3:01PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 4:47AM 8:21PM ---- 7:37AM 3:32AM 4:02PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 4:45AM 8:23PM 12:16AM 8:52AM 4:31AM 4:58PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 4:44AM 8:24PM 12:50AM 10:09AM 5:25AM 5:51PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 4:42AM 8:26PM 1:17AM 11:25AM 6:16AM 6:40PM phase Last Quarter
13 4:40AM 8:28PM 1:39AM 12:38PM 7:03AM 7:26PM phase Waning Crescent
14 4:39AM 8:29PM 1:59AM 1:49PM 7:48AM 8:09PM phase Waning Crescent
15 4:37AM 8:31PM 2:16AM 2:58PM 8:31AM 8:52PM phase Waning Crescent
16 4:35AM 8:33PM 2:34AM 4:06PM 9:13AM 9:34PM phase Waning Crescent
17 4:34AM 8:34PM 2:52AM 5:13PM 9:56AM 10:18PM phase Waning Crescent
18 4:32AM 8:36PM 3:13AM 6:20PM 10:39AM 11:02PM phase Waning Crescent
19 4:31AM 8:37PM 3:36AM 7:25PM 11:24AM 11:48PM phase Waning Crescent
20 4:29AM 8:39PM 4:05AM 8:26PM 12:11PM ---- phase New Moon
21 4:28AM 8:40PM 4:40AM 9:23PM 12:59PM 12:35AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 4:27AM 8:42PM 5:23AM 10:12PM 1:48PM 1:23AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 4:25AM 8:43PM 6:15AM 10:54PM 2:37PM 2:13AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 4:24AM 8:45PM 7:14AM 11:29PM 3:27PM 3:02AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 4:23AM 8:46PM 8:19AM 11:58PM 4:15PM 3:51AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 4:22AM 8:48PM 9:29AM ---- 5:03PM 4:39AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 4:21AM 8:49PM 10:42AM 12:22AM 5:50PM 5:26AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 4:20AM 8:50PM 11:56AM 12:43AM 6:37PM 6:14AM phase First Quarter
29 4:18AM 8:51PM 1:13PM 1:03AM 7:25PM 7:01AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 4:18AM 8:53PM 2:33PM 1:23AM 8:16PM 7:50AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 4:17AM 8:54PM 3:55PM 1:45AM 9:08PM 8:42AM phase Waxing Gibbous