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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(GMT+1)
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 3:40AM 8:20PM 1:23PM 2:17AM 8:05PM 7:40AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 3:36AM 8:23PM 2:59PM 2:24AM 8:56PM 8:30AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 3:33AM 8:26PM 4:38PM 2:31AM 9:49PM 9:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 3:30AM 8:29PM 6:22PM 2:40AM 10:45PM 10:16AM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 3:27AM 8:32PM 8:08PM 2:51AM 11:44PM 11:14AM phase Waxing Gibbous
6 3:24AM 8:35PM 9:49PM 3:09AM ---- 12:15PM phase Full Moon
7 3:20AM 8:38PM 11:14PM 3:37AM 12:46AM 1:18PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 3:17AM 8:41PM ---- 4:25AM 1:50AM 2:21PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 3:14AM 8:44PM 12:11AM 5:37AM 2:52AM 3:22PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 3:11AM 8:47PM 12:46AM 7:05AM 3:51AM 4:19PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 3:08AM 8:50PM 1:05AM 8:39AM 4:46AM 5:12PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 3:05AM 8:53PM 1:18AM 10:11AM 5:37AM 6:01PM phase Last Quarter
13 3:02AM 8:56PM 1:27AM 11:38AM 6:24AM 6:47PM phase Waning Crescent
14 2:59AM 8:59PM 1:33AM 1:03PM 7:09AM 7:31PM phase Waning Crescent
15 2:56AM 9:02PM 1:39AM 2:25PM 7:52AM 8:13PM phase Waning Crescent
16 2:53AM 9:05PM 1:45AM 3:46PM 8:35AM 8:56PM phase Waning Crescent
17 2:50AM 9:08PM 1:51AM 5:06PM 9:17AM 9:39PM phase Waning Crescent
18 2:47AM 9:11PM 1:59AM 6:26PM 10:01AM 10:23PM phase Waning Crescent
19 2:44AM 9:14PM 2:10AM 7:44PM 10:46AM 11:09PM phase Waning Crescent
20 2:42AM 9:17PM 2:25AM 8:58PM 11:32AM 11:56PM phase Waning Crescent
21 2:39AM 9:20PM 2:49AM 10:03PM 12:20PM ---- phase New Moon
22 2:36AM 9:23PM 3:25AM 10:53PM 1:09PM 12:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 2:33AM 9:25PM 4:17AM 11:28PM 1:59PM 1:34AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 2:31AM 9:28PM 5:24AM 11:51PM 2:48PM 2:23AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 2:28AM 9:31PM 6:41AM ---- 3:36PM 3:12AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 2:26AM 9:34PM 8:05AM 12:07AM 4:24PM 4:00AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 2:23AM 9:36PM 9:32AM 12:18AM 5:11PM 4:48AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 2:21AM 9:39PM 11:01AM 12:26AM 5:58PM 5:35AM phase First Quarter
29 2:18AM 9:42PM 12:32PM 12:33AM 6:47PM 6:22AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 2:16AM 9:44PM 2:06PM 12:40AM 7:36PM 7:11AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 2:14AM 9:47PM 3:45PM 12:48AM 8:29PM 8:02AM phase Waxing Gibbous