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May 2026

Moon calendar for May 2026

Moon phases, the Moon's sign and its illumination for each day of the month. Times are in UTC.

Main moon phases

Full moon — 1 May 2026, 17:23
Last quarter — 9 May 2026, 21:10
New moon — 16 May 2026, 20:01
First quarter — 23 May 2026, 11:11
Full moon — 31 May 2026, 08:45

The Moon day by day

Phase and sign are given for noon UTC.

Date	Phase	Moon in	Illumination
1 May, Fri	Full moon	Scorpio	100%
2 May, Sat	Full moon	Scorpio	99%
3 May, Sun	Full moon	Sagittarius	97%
4 May, Mon	Waning gibbous	Sagittarius	93%
5 May, Tue	Waning gibbous	Sagittarius	88%
6 May, Wed	Waning gibbous	Capricorn	80%
7 May, Thu	Waning gibbous	Capricorn	72%
8 May, Fri	Last quarter	Aquarius	64%
9 May, Sat	Last quarter	Aquarius	54%
10 May, Sun	Last quarter	Aquarius	44%
11 May, Mon	Last quarter	Pisces	34%
12 May, Tue	Waning crescent	Pisces	24%
13 May, Wed	Waning crescent	Aries	15%
14 May, Thu	Waning crescent	Aries	8%
15 May, Fri	New moon	Taurus	3%
16 May, Sat	New moon	Taurus	0%
17 May, Sun	New moon	Gemini	1%
18 May, Mon	Waxing crescent	Gemini	4%
19 May, Tue	Waxing crescent	Cancer	10%
20 May, Wed	Waxing crescent	Cancer	19%
21 May, Thu	Waxing crescent	Leo	29%
22 May, Fri	First quarter	Leo	40%
23 May, Sat	First quarter	Virgo	50%
24 May, Sun	First quarter	Virgo	61%
25 May, Mon	Waxing gibbous	Virgo	71%
26 May, Tue	Waxing gibbous	Libra	79%
27 May, Wed	Waxing gibbous	Libra	87%
28 May, Thu	Waxing gibbous	Scorpio	93%
29 May, Fri	Full moon	Scorpio	97%
30 May, Sat	Full moon	Scorpio	99%
31 May, Sun	Full moon	Sagittarius	100%

The Moon changes sign

3 May, 06:33 — the Moon enters Sagittarius
5 May, 19:06 — the Moon enters Capricorn
8 May, 07:27 — the Moon enters Aquarius
10 May, 17:39 — the Moon enters Pisces
13 May, 00:03 — the Moon enters Aries
15 May, 02:31 — the Moon enters Taurus
17 May, 02:22 — the Moon enters Gemini
19 May, 01:46 — the Moon enters Cancer
21 May, 02:47 — the Moon enters Leo
23 May, 06:57 — the Moon enters Virgo
25 May, 14:34 — the Moon enters Libra
28 May, 00:52 — the Moon enters Scorpio
30 May, 12:44 — the Moon enters Sagittarius

Void of course Moon

The “void of course” Moon is the span from the Moon's last exact aspect to a planet until it leaves its sign. In astrological tradition these hours are not recommended for starting important things, signing contracts or making big purchases: what is begun then is said not to take root. This is tradition, not scientific fact; many people simply use such hours to rest and finish what is already under way.

from 2 May, 08:47 to 3 May, 06:33 — the Moon in Scorpio
from 4 May, 21:33 to 5 May, 19:06 — the Moon in Sagittarius
from 7 May, 14:18 to 8 May, 07:27 — the Moon in Capricorn
from 10 May, 05:08 to 10 May, 17:39 — the Moon in Aquarius
from 12 May, 10:04 to 13 May, 00:03 — the Moon in Pisces
from 14 May, 21:32 to 15 May, 02:31 — the Moon in Aries
from 17 May, 01:02 to 17 May, 02:22 — the Moon in Taurus
from 17 May, 19:35 to 19 May, 01:46 — the Moon in Gemini
from 20 May, 13:26 to 21 May, 02:47 — the Moon in Cancer
from 21 May, 22:05 to 23 May, 06:57 — the Moon in Leo
from 25 May, 00:54 to 25 May, 14:34 — the Moon in Virgo
from 27 May, 11:32 to 28 May, 00:52 — the Moon in Libra
from 30 May, 00:04 to 30 May, 12:44 — the Moon in Scorpio
from 31 May, 13:21 to 2 June, 01:19 — the Moon in Sagittarius

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