Moon calendar for May 2023
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
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 15:27)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
2 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 07:08
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 16:40)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
3 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 17:55)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
4 Thu
🌕 Full Moon
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 15:32
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 19:13)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
5 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 20:35)
Full Moon at 18:34
A quiet day: nothing stands out
6 Sat
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 21:04
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 22:01)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
7 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 23:26)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
8 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 19
Good for: ✈️ Travel
9 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 00:33
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 00:42)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
10 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 01:42)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
11 Thu
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 03:05
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:25)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
12 Fri
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 02:55)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
13 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 05:39
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:16)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
14 Sun
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:32)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
15 Mon
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 08:55
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:45)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
16 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:58)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
17 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 13:27
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 04:11)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
18 Thu
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:25)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
19 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 19:48
Lunar day: 29, 30 (from 04:43), 1 (from 16:53)
New Moon at 16:53
A quiet day: nothing stands out
20 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 05:06)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
21 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 05:38)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
22 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 04:28
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:21)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
23 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 07:16)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
24 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 15:35
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 08:21)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
25 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 09:32)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
26 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 10:45)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
27 Sat
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 04:05
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 11:57)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
28 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 13:09)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
29 Mon
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 15:50
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 14:20)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
30 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 15:33)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
31 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 16:49)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 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.