Moon calendar for May 1956
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 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 01:22)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
2 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 02:27
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 01:51)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
3 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 02:15)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
4 Fri
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 14:15
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 02:36)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
5 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 02:56)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
6 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 23:05
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:15)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
7 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:35)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
8 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 03:58)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
9 Wed
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 04:24
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:24)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
10 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 04:57), 1 (from 14:04)
New Moon at 14:04
A quiet day: nothing stands out
11 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 07:00
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 05:39)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
12 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:32)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
13 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 08:21
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:37)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
14 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:51)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
15 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 09:52
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 10:10)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
16 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 11:30)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
17 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 12:40
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 12:48)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
18 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 14:05)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
19 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 17:25
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 15:20)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
20 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 16:34)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
21 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 17:47)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
22 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 00:26
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:57)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
23 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 20:04)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
24 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 09:46
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 21:05)
Full Moon at 16:26
A quiet day: nothing stands out
25 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:59)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
26 Sat
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 21:11
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 22:44)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
27 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 23:22)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
28 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 23:52)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
29 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 09:52
Lunar day: 19
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
30 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 00:18)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
31 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 22:09
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 00:40)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
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.