Moon calendar, May 2024
New Moon on 8 May at 03:21, in Taurus. Full Moon on 23 May at 13:53, in Sagittarius.
The Moon changes sign 13 times this month and is void of course before each change.
| Date | Moon sign | Phase | Void of course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | Aquarius | Last quarter at 11:27 | |
| Thu 2 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 18:51 | 09:28 to 18:51 | |
| Fri 3 | Pisces | ||
| Sat 4 | Pisces, enters Aries at 20:40 | 19:06 to 20:40 | |
| Sun 5 | Aries | ||
| Mon 6 | Aries, enters Taurus at 21:42 | 05:57 to 21:42 | |
| Tue 7 | Taurus | ||
| Wed 8 | Taurus, enters Gemini at 23:20 | New Moon at 03:21 | 21:55 to 23:20 |
| Thu 9 | Gemini | ||
| Fri 10 | Gemini | ||
| Sat 11 | Gemini, enters Cancer at 03:13 | 01:48 to 03:13 | |
| Sun 12 | Cancer | ||
| Mon 13 | Cancer, enters Leo at 10:36 | 09:12 to 10:36 | |
| Tue 14 | Leo | ||
| Wed 15 | Leo, enters Virgo at 21:32 | First quarter at 11:48 | 16:41 to 21:32 |
| Thu 16 | Virgo | ||
| Fri 17 | Virgo | ||
| Sat 18 | Virgo, enters Libra at 10:22 | 09:08 to 10:22 | |
| Sun 19 | Libra | from 15:48 | |
| Mon 20 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 22:34 | until 22:34 | |
| Tue 21 | Scorpio | ||
| Wed 22 | Scorpio | ||
| Thu 23 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 08:24 | Full Moon at 13:53 | 07:27 to 08:24 |
| Fri 24 | Sagittarius | ||
| Sat 25 | Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 15:35 | 14:47 to 15:35 | |
| Sun 26 | Capricorn | ||
| Mon 27 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 20:44 | 20:01 to 20:44 | |
| Tue 28 | Aquarius | ||
| Wed 29 | Aquarius | from 14:19 | |
| Thu 30 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 00:32 | Last quarter at 17:12 | until 00:32 |
| Fri 31 | Pisces |
Tropical zodiac · geocentric, apparent positions · Swiss Ephemeris, checked against NASA JPL DE440 · void of course: last exact conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition to the Sun and Mercury to Pluto · times in UTC
Go deeper: phases, signs and void of course
Phases. New Moon is the moment the Moon passes the Sun in longitude; first quarter, full and last quarter are 90°, 180° and 270° past it. Each happens at one instant worldwide; only the clock time differs by place.
Signs. The Moon crosses a sign in about two and a half days. These are tropical signs; in a sidereal (Vedic) zodiac the Moon reaches each sign about 24° later, nearly two days after the times shown.
Void of course. From the Moon’s last exact major aspect in a sign until it enters the next sign. William Lilly, in the 17th century, counted only the Sun and the five visible planets; most modern calendars add Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, so their void periods are often shorter. Switch between the two above.