Moon calendar for May 1949
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.
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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.
Each day shows what the Moon favours. Pick a topic to see how every day rates for it.
1 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:38)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
2 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 13:43
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:18)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
3 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 08:14)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
4 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 20:11
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 09:26)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
5 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 10:48)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
6 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 12:15)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
7 Sat
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 00:11
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 13:43)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
8 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 15:10)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
9 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 02:07
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 16:38)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
10 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:08)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
11 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 02:53
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 19:40)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
12 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 21:13)
Full Moon at 13:51
A quiet day: nothing stands out
13 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 03:56
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 22:43)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
14 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 16
Good for: ✈️ Travel
15 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 06:56
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 00:01)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
16 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 01:03)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
17 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 13:19
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 01:45)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
18 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 02:15)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
19 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 23:26
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 02:35)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
20 Fri
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:50)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
21 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 03:02)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
22 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 12:02
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:12)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
23 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:22)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
24 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:32)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
25 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 00:42
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:43)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
26 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 03:57)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
27 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 11:26
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:15), 1 (from 23:24)
New Moon at 23:24
A quiet day: nothing stands out
28 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 04:40)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
29 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 19:39
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 05:17)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
30 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:08)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
31 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:16)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
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.