Moon calendar for May 2026
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 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:45)
Full Moon at 18:23
A quiet day: nothing stands out
2 Sat
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 21:59)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
3 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 07:33
Lunar day: 16, 17 (from 23:10)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
4 Mon
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 17
Good for: ✈️ Travel
5 Tue
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♐ Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 20:06
Lunar day: 17, 18 (from 00:12)
Good for: ✈️ Travel
6 Wed
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 18, 19 (from 01:04)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
7 Thu
🌖 Waning Gibbous
♑ Capricorn
Lunar day: 19, 20 (from 01:43)
Good for: 🩺 Health · 🌱 Garden
8 Fri
🌗 Last Quarter
♑ Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 08:27
Lunar day: 20, 21 (from 02:11)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
9 Sat
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius
Lunar day: 21, 22 (from 02:32)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
10 Sun
🌗 Last Quarter
♒ Aquarius, enters Pisces at 18:39
Lunar day: 22, 23 (from 02:48)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
11 Mon
🌗 Last Quarter
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 23, 24 (from 03:02)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
12 Tue
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces
Lunar day: 24, 25 (from 03:14)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
13 Wed
🌘 Waning Crescent
♓ Pisces, enters Aries at 01:03
Lunar day: 25, 26 (from 03:26)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
14 Thu
🌘 Waning Crescent
♈ Aries
Lunar day: 26, 27 (from 03:39)
A quiet day: nothing stands out
15 Fri
🌑 New Moon
♈ Aries, enters Taurus at 03:31
Lunar day: 27, 28 (from 03:55)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
16 Sat
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus
Lunar day: 28, 29 (from 04:17), 1 (from 21:01)
New Moon at 21:01
A quiet day: nothing stands out
17 Sun
🌑 New Moon
♉ Taurus, enters Gemini at 03:23
Lunar day: 1, 2 (from 04:47)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
18 Mon
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini
Lunar day: 2, 3 (from 05:33)
Good for: 🤝 Family and friends · ✈️ Travel
19 Tue
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♊ Gemini, enters Cancer at 02:46
Lunar day: 3, 4 (from 06:38)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
20 Wed
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer
Lunar day: 4, 5 (from 08:00)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 🌱 Garden
21 Thu
🌒 Waxing Crescent
♋ Cancer, enters Leo at 03:47
Lunar day: 5, 6 (from 09:29)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
22 Fri
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo
Lunar day: 6, 7 (from 10:56)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · ✂️ Haircut
23 Sat
🌓 First Quarter
♌ Leo, enters Virgo at 07:57
Lunar day: 7, 8 (from 12:19)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
24 Sun
🌓 First Quarter
♍ Virgo
Lunar day: 8, 9 (from 13:37)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
25 Mon
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♍ Virgo, enters Libra at 15:34
Lunar day: 9, 10 (from 14:52)
Good for: 💼 Business · 💰 Money · ✂️ Haircut
26 Tue
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 10, 11 (from 16:06)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
27 Wed
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra
Lunar day: 11, 12 (from 17:20)
Good for: ❤️ Love · 🤝 Family and friends · 💄 Beauty · 🛍️ Shopping · 🌱 Garden
28 Thu
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
♎ Libra, enters Scorpio at 01:52
Lunar day: 12, 13 (from 18:34)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
29 Fri
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio
Lunar day: 13, 14 (from 19:48)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
30 Sat
🌕 Full Moon
♏ Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 13:44
Lunar day: 14, 15 (from 20:59)
Good for: 🌱 Garden
31 Sun
🌕 Full Moon
♐ Sagittarius
Lunar day: 15, 16 (from 22:04)
Full Moon at 09:45
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.