Moon calendar for May 1981
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 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 07:57
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 04:47)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
2 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 05:12)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
3 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 07:59
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:38)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
4 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 29, 1 (from 05:19), 2 (from 06:07)
New Moon at 05:19
A quiet day: nothing stands out
5 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 07:01
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:41)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
6 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:22)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
7 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 07:18
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:11)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
8 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 09:08)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
9 Sat
🌓 First Quarter
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 10:40
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 10:13)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
10 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 11:21)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
11 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 17:55
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 12:30)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
12 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 13:38)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
13 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 14:45)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
14 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 04:24
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 15:51)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
15 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 16:56)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
16 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 16:37
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 18:00)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
17 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 19:05)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
18 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 20:09)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
19 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 05:14
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 21:12)
Full Moon at 01:04
A quiet day: nothing stands out
20 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:13)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
21 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 17:19
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 23:10)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
22 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
23 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 00:01)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
24 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 04:00
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 00:45)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
25 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 01:23)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
26 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 12:05
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 01:56)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
27 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 02:24)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
28 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 16:44
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 02:49)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:14)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
30 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 18:10
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:38)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
31 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:05)
Good for: 🌱 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.