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 6:42AM 8:18PM 3:33PM 3:26AM 9:50PM 9:25AM phase Waxing Gibbous
2 6:41AM 8:19PM 4:39PM 4:00AM 10:41PM 10:15AM phase Waxing Gibbous
3 6:40AM 8:20PM 5:48PM 4:36AM 11:35PM 11:08AM phase Waxing Gibbous
4 6:39AM 8:21PM 6:59PM 5:15AM ---- 12:03PM phase Waxing Gibbous
5 6:39AM 8:22PM 8:12PM 5:59AM 12:32AM 1:02PM phase Full Moon
6 6:38AM 8:22PM 9:24PM 6:48AM 1:32AM 2:04PM phase Waning Gibbous
7 6:37AM 8:23PM 10:31PM 7:44AM 2:35AM 3:07PM phase Waning Gibbous
8 6:36AM 8:24PM 11:31PM 8:46AM 3:39AM 4:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
9 6:35AM 8:25PM ---- 9:51AM 4:40AM 5:10PM phase Waning Gibbous
10 6:34AM 8:26PM 12:23AM 10:57AM 5:38AM 6:06PM phase Waning Gibbous
11 6:33AM 8:26PM 1:07AM 12:02PM 6:32AM 6:57PM phase Waning Gibbous
12 6:32AM 8:27PM 1:46AM 1:04PM 7:22AM 7:45PM phase Last Quarter
13 6:32AM 8:28PM 2:20AM 2:03PM 8:08AM 8:31PM phase Waning Crescent
14 6:31AM 8:29PM 2:51AM 3:00PM 8:53AM 9:14PM phase Waning Crescent
15 6:30AM 8:29PM 3:21AM 3:56PM 9:35AM 9:57PM phase Waning Crescent
16 6:29AM 8:30PM 3:51AM 4:52PM 10:18AM 10:39PM phase Waning Crescent
17 6:29AM 8:31PM 4:21AM 5:47PM 11:01AM 11:22PM phase Waning Crescent
18 6:28AM 8:32PM 4:53AM 6:42PM 11:45AM ---- phase Waning Crescent
19 6:27AM 8:32PM 5:28AM 7:36PM 12:30PM 12:07AM phase Waning Crescent
20 6:27AM 8:33PM 6:07AM 8:30PM 1:17PM 12:53AM phase New Moon
21 6:26AM 8:34PM 6:50AM 9:22PM 2:05PM 1:41AM phase Waxing Crescent
22 6:26AM 8:35PM 7:37AM 10:11PM 2:54PM 2:30AM phase Waxing Crescent
23 6:25AM 8:35PM 8:28AM 10:56PM 3:44PM 3:19AM phase Waxing Crescent
24 6:24AM 8:36PM 9:23AM 11:38PM 4:33PM 4:08AM phase Waxing Crescent
25 6:24AM 8:37PM 10:20AM ---- 5:21PM 4:57AM phase Waxing Crescent
26 6:24AM 8:37PM 11:19AM 12:16AM 6:08PM 5:45AM phase Waxing Crescent
27 6:23AM 8:38PM 12:19PM 12:51AM 6:56PM 6:32AM phase Waxing Crescent
28 6:23AM 8:39PM 1:20PM 1:25AM 7:43PM 7:19AM phase First Quarter
29 6:22AM 8:39PM 2:23PM 1:59AM 8:32PM 8:07AM phase Waxing Gibbous
30 6:22AM 8:40PM 3:29PM 2:33AM 9:22PM 8:57AM phase Waxing Gibbous
31 6:22AM 8:41PM 4:37PM 3:09AM 10:16PM 9:48AM phase Waxing Gibbous