Moon calendar for May 1988
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
🌕 Full Moon
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 02:39
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 20:22)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
2 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 21:44)
Full Moon at 00:41
A quiet day: nothing stands out
3 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 09:52
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 23:07)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
4 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 18
Good for: ✈️ Travel
5 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 14:54
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 00:22)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
6 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 01:22)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
7 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 18:37
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 02:06)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
8 Sun
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:36)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
9 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 21:39
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 02:57)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
10 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:13)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
11 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:26)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
12 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 00:23
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:38)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
13 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:51)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
14 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 03:21
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:05)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
15 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:22), 1 (from 23:11)
New Moon at 23:11
A quiet day: nothing stands out
16 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 07:31
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 04:46)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
17 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 05:20)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
18 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 14:05
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:06)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
19 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:06)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
20 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 23:51
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 08:16)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
21 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 09:31)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
22 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 10:45)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
23 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 12:12
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 11:58)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
24 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 13:08)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
25 Wed
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 14:19)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
26 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 00:49
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 15:30)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
27 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 16:43)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
28 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 11:06
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 18:01)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Sun
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 19:22)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
30 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 17:57
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 20:45)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
31 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 22:05)
Full Moon at 11:54
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.