Moon calendar for May 2016
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
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 15:33
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:01)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
2 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:32)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
3 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 18:04
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 04:02)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
4 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 04:31)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
5 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 18:10
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 05:01)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
6 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:34), 1 (from 20:30)
New Moon at 20:30
A quiet day: nothing stands out
7 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 17:34
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 06:12)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💼 Business · 💰 Money · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
8 Sun
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:56)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
9 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 18:23
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:47)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
10 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:44)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
11 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 22:32
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 09:46)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
12 Thu
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 10:51)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
13 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 11:57)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
14 Sat
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 06:52
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 13:02)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
15 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 14:07)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
16 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 18:33
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 15:10)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
17 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 16:13)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
18 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 17:15)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
19 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 07:30
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 18:17)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
20 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 19:19)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
21 Sat
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 19:48
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 20:20)
Full Moon at 22:15
A quiet day: nothing stands out
22 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 21:18)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
23 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:14)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
24 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 06:34
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 23:04)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
25 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 23:50)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
26 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 15:27
Lunar day: 20
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
27 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 00:29)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
28 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 22:06
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 01:04)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
29 Sun
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 01:35)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
30 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 02:04)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
31 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 02:09
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 02:32)
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.