Moon calendar for May 2056
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 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 02:41
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:48)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
2 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 18
Good for: ✈️ Travel
3 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 03:26
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 00:03)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
4 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 01:07)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
5 Fri
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 07:37
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 01:58)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
6 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:38)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
7 Sun
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 15:43
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 03:09)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
8 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:35)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
9 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:57)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
10 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 02:51
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 04:16)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
11 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 04:34)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
12 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 15:23
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:53)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
13 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:12)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
14 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 05:33), 1 (from 17:06)
New Moon at 17:06
A quiet day: nothing stands out
15 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 03:59
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 05:58)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
16 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:27)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
17 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 15:45
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:04)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
18 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:48)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
19 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 08:41)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
20 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 01:48
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 09:43)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
21 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 10:51)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
22 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 09:02
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 12:05)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
23 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 13:22)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
24 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 12:54
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 14:41)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
25 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 16:03)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
26 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 13:53
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 17:26)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
27 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 18:52)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
28 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 13:31
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:17)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:38)
Full Moon at 02:58
A quiet day: nothing stands out
30 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 13:46
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 22:49)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
31 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 23:49)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 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.