Moon calendar for May 1940

The Moon's sign and phase for every day of the month, with lunar days and the best days for love, money, travel and more. Times are for London.

What are you planning?

Each day shows what the Moon favours. Pick a topic to see how every day rates for it.

1 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 02:56
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:07)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
2 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:31)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
3 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 15:52
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:53)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
4 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 04:15)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
5 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:39)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
6 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 04:12
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:05)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
7 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 05:34), 1 (from 13:07)
New Moon at 13:07
A quiet day: nothing stands out
8 Wed
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 14:33
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 06:08)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💼 Business · 💰 Money · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
9 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:48)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
10 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 22:33
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:35)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
11 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:30)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
12 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 09:32)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
13 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 04:22
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 10:40)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
14 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 11:52)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
15 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 08:17
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 13:07)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
16 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 14:24)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
17 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 10:40
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 15:42)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
18 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 17:01)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
19 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 12:11
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:20)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
20 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 19:36)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
21 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 14:00
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:48)
Full Moon at 14:33
A quiet day: nothing stands out
22 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:52)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
23 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 17:34
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 22:47)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
24 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 23:33)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
25 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 18
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
26 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 00:18
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 00:11)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
27 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 00:43)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
28 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 10:39
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 01:10)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 01:35)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
30 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 23:18
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 01:58)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
31 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 02:20)
A quiet day: nothing stands out

Tips follow traditional lunar-calendar rules: the Moon's sign sets the theme and a waxing or waning Moon sets the direction. They're folklore, so enjoy them with a pinch of salt.

Looking up…