Lunar/Solar Table
May 2012
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Phases: Full Moon May 5
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 6:44AM 8:19PM 3:33PM 3:26AM 9:51PM 9:26AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 6:43AM 8:19PM 4:40PM 4:01AM 10:42PM 10:16AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 6:42AM 8:20PM 5:49PM 4:37AM 11:36PM 11:09AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 6:41AM 8:21PM 7:00PM 5:16AM ---- 12:04PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 6:40AM 8:22PM 8:13PM 6:00AM 12:33AM 1:03PM phase Full Moon
6 6:39AM 8:23PM 9:24PM 6:50AM 1:33AM 2:05PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 6:38AM 8:23PM 10:31PM 7:46AM 2:36AM 3:08PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 6:37AM 8:24PM 11:31PM 8:48AM 3:39AM 4:11PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 6:36AM 8:25PM ---- 9:53AM 4:41AM 5:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 6:35AM 8:26PM 12:23AM 10:59AM 5:39AM 6:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 6:35AM 8:26PM 1:08AM 12:03PM 6:33AM 6:58PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 6:34AM 8:27PM 1:46AM 1:05PM 7:23AM 7:46PM phase Last Quarter
13 6:33AM 8:28PM 2:20AM 2:04PM 8:09AM 8:31PM phase Waning Crescent
14 6:32AM 8:29PM 2:52AM 3:01PM 8:53AM 9:15PM phase Waning Crescent
15 6:31AM 8:30PM 3:22AM 3:57PM 9:36AM 9:57PM phase Waning Crescent
16 6:31AM 8:30PM 3:52AM 4:52PM 10:19AM 10:40PM phase Waning Crescent
17 6:30AM 8:31PM 4:22AM 5:47PM 11:02AM 11:23PM phase Waning Crescent
18 6:29AM 8:32PM 4:55AM 6:42PM 11:45AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 6:29AM 8:32PM 5:30AM 7:37PM 12:31PM 12:08AM phase Waning Crescent
20 6:28AM 8:33PM 6:09AM 8:30PM 1:18PM 12:54AM phase New Moon
21 6:28AM 8:34PM 6:51AM 9:22PM 2:06PM 1:42AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 6:27AM 8:35PM 7:39AM 10:11PM 2:55PM 2:30AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 6:26AM 8:35PM 8:30AM 10:56PM 3:44PM 3:20AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 6:26AM 8:36PM 9:24AM 11:38PM 4:33PM 4:09AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 6:25AM 8:37PM 10:21AM ---- 5:22PM 4:58AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 6:25AM 8:37PM 11:20AM 12:16AM 6:09PM 5:46AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 6:25AM 8:38PM 12:20PM 12:52AM 6:56PM 6:33AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 6:24AM 8:39PM 1:21PM 1:26AM 7:44PM 7:20AM phase First Quarter
29 6:24AM 8:39PM 2:24PM 1:59AM 8:32PM 8:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 6:23AM 8:40PM 3:29PM 2:33AM 9:23PM 8:57AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 6:23AM 8:41PM 4:37PM 3:10AM 10:17PM 9:49AM phase Waxing Gibbous