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
Date
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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 6:48AM 8:21PM 3:36PM 3:30AM 9:54PM 9:30AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 6:47AM 8:22PM 4:42PM 4:05AM 10:45PM 10:20AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 6:46AM 8:23PM 5:51PM 4:42AM 11:39PM 11:12AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 6:45AM 8:23PM 7:02PM 5:21AM ---- 12:07PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 6:44AM 8:24PM 8:14PM 6:05AM 12:36AM 1:06PM phase Full Moon
6 6:43AM 8:25PM 9:26PM 6:55AM 1:37AM 2:08PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 6:42AM 8:26PM 10:33PM 7:51AM 2:39AM 3:11PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 6:41AM 8:27PM 11:33PM 8:53AM 3:43AM 4:14PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 6:40AM 8:27PM ---- 9:58AM 4:44AM 5:14PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 6:39AM 8:28PM 12:25AM 11:04AM 5:42AM 6:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 6:39AM 8:29PM 1:10AM 12:08PM 6:36AM 7:02PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 6:38AM 8:30PM 1:48AM 1:09PM 7:26AM 7:50PM phase Last Quarter
13 6:37AM 8:30PM 2:23AM 2:08PM 8:12AM 8:35PM phase Waning Crescent
14 6:36AM 8:31PM 2:54AM 3:05PM 8:57AM 9:18PM phase Waning Crescent
15 6:36AM 8:32PM 3:24AM 4:01PM 9:40AM 10:01PM phase Waning Crescent
16 6:35AM 8:33PM 3:54AM 4:56PM 10:22AM 10:43PM phase Waning Crescent
17 6:34AM 8:33PM 4:25AM 5:51PM 11:05AM 11:27PM phase Waning Crescent
18 6:34AM 8:34PM 4:58AM 6:45PM 11:49AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 6:33AM 8:35PM 5:33AM 7:40PM 12:34PM 12:11AM phase Waning Crescent
20 6:32AM 8:36PM 6:12AM 8:33PM 1:21PM 12:57AM phase New Moon
21 6:32AM 8:36PM 6:55AM 9:25PM 2:09PM 1:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 6:31AM 8:37PM 7:42AM 10:14PM 2:58PM 2:34AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 6:31AM 8:38PM 8:33AM 10:59PM 3:48PM 3:23AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 6:30AM 8:38PM 9:28AM 11:41PM 4:37PM 4:12AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 6:30AM 8:39PM 10:25AM ---- 5:25PM 5:01AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 6:29AM 8:40PM 11:23AM 12:19AM 6:13PM 5:49AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 6:29AM 8:40PM 12:23PM 12:55AM 7:00PM 6:36AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 6:28AM 8:41PM 1:24PM 1:29AM 7:47PM 7:23AM phase First Quarter
29 6:28AM 8:42PM 2:27PM 2:03AM 8:36PM 8:11AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 6:28AM 8:42PM 3:32PM 2:38AM 9:26PM 9:01AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 6:27AM 8:43PM 4:39PM 3:14AM 10:20PM 9:53AM phase Waxing Gibbous