Moon calendar, May 2026
Full Moon on 1 May at 17:23, in Scorpio. New Moon on 16 May at 20:01, in Taurus. Full Moon on 31 May at 08:45, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | Scorpio | Full Moon at 17:23 | |
| Sat 2 | Scorpio | from 08:47 | |
| Sun 3 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 06:33 | until 06:33 | |
| Mon 4 | Sagittarius | from 21:33 | |
| Tue 5 | Sagittarius, enters Capricorn at 19:06 | until 19:06 | |
| Wed 6 | Capricorn | ||
| Thu 7 | Capricorn | from 14:18 | |
| Fri 8 | Capricorn, enters Aquarius at 07:27 | until 07:27 | |
| Sat 9 | Aquarius | Last quarter at 21:10 | |
| Sun 10 | Aquarius, enters Pisces at 17:39 | 05:08 to 17:39 | |
| Mon 11 | Pisces | ||
| Tue 12 | Pisces | from 10:04 | |
| Wed 13 | Pisces, enters Aries at 00:03 | until 00:03 | |
| Thu 14 | Aries | from 21:32 | |
| Fri 15 | Aries, enters Taurus at 02:31 | until 02:31 | |
| Sat 16 | Taurus | New Moon at 20:01 | |
| Sun 17 | Taurus, enters Gemini at 02:23 | 01:02 to 02:23, from 19:35 | |
| Mon 18 | Gemini | all day | |
| Tue 19 | Gemini, enters Cancer at 01:46 | until 01:46 | |
| Wed 20 | Cancer | from 13:26 | |
| Thu 21 | Cancer, enters Leo at 02:47 | until 02:47, from 22:05 | |
| Fri 22 | Leo | all day | |
| Sat 23 | Leo, enters Virgo at 06:57 | First quarter at 11:10 | until 06:57 |
| Sun 24 | Virgo | ||
| Mon 25 | Virgo, enters Libra at 14:34 | 00:54 to 14:34 | |
| Tue 26 | Libra | ||
| Wed 27 | Libra | from 11:32 | |
| Thu 28 | Libra, enters Scorpio at 00:52 | until 00:52 | |
| Fri 29 | Scorpio | ||
| Sat 30 | Scorpio, enters Sagittarius at 12:44 | 00:04 to 12:44 | |
| Sun 31 | Sagittarius | Full Moon at 08:45 | from 13:21 |
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.