Moon calendar for May 1987
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
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 06:44)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
2 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 08:39
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 07:27)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
3 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 08:23)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
4 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 21:07
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 09:29)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
5 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 10:42)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
6 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 11:56)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
7 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 09:07
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 13:11)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
8 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 14:26)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
9 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 18:29
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 15:41)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
10 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 17:00)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
11 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 18:22)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
12 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 00:09
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 19:49)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
13 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 21:21)
Full Moon at 13:50
A quiet day: nothing stands out
14 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 02:41
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:51)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
15 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 18
Good for: ✈️ Travel
16 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 03:36
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 00:11)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
17 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 01:12)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
18 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 04:42
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 01:52)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
19 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:19)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
20 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 07:24
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 02:38)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
21 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 02:52)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
22 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 12:23
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:04)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
23 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:15)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
24 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 19:39
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:26)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
25 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 03:39)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
26 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 03:55)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
27 Wed
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 04:55
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 04:15), 1 (from 16:14)
New Moon at 16:14
A quiet day: nothing stands out
28 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 04:44)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
29 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 15:59
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 05:22)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
30 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:14)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
31 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:17)
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.