Moon calendar for May 2106
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 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 04:13)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
2 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 21:40
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:40)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
3 Mon
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 05:11), 1 (from 19:11)
New Moon at 19:11
A quiet day: nothing stands out
4 Tue
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 22:58
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 05:49)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💼 Business · 💰 Money · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut · 🌱 Garden
5 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 06:36)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
6 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 23:38
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 07:34)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
7 Fri
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:40)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
8 Sat
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 09:54)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
9 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 01:13
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 11:10)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
10 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 12:25)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
11 Tue
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 04:51
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 13:40)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
12 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 14:52)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
13 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 11:03
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 16:03)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
14 Fri
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 17:13)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
15 Sat
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 19:49
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:21)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
16 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 19:27)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
17 Mon
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:29)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
18 Tue
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 06:44
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:27)
Full Moon at 00:13
A quiet day: nothing stands out
19 Wed
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 22:19)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
20 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 19:06
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 23:03)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
21 Fri
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 23:42)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
22 Sat
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
23 Sun
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 07:48
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 00:14)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
24 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 00:42)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
25 Tue
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 19:09
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 01:06)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
26 Wed
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 01:29)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
27 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 01:51)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
28 Fri
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 03:28
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 02:14)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
29 Sat
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 02:39)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
30 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 08:00
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:07)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
31 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 03:41)
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.