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Moon phases — May 2026

Daily lunar phase, moon sign, and quarter events for May 2026. Geocentric tropical zodiac, UTC.

Quarters

  • Full Moon
    Full Moon
    2026-05-01
    17:23 UTC
  • Last Quarter
    Last Quarter
    2026-05-09
    21:11 UTC
  • New Moon
    New Moon
    2026-05-16
    20:01 UTC
  • First Quarter
    First Quarter
    2026-05-23
    11:11 UTC
  • Full Moon
    Full Moon
    2026-05-31
    08:45 UTC

Full Moon on 2026-05-01 at 17:23 UTC. New Moon on 2026-05-16 at 20:01 UTC.

Daily lunar grid

DatePhaseMoon signDegreeIllum.
2026-05-01Full Moon, 100% illuminatedFull MoonScorpio8° 37′ 24″100%
2026-05-02Full Moon, 99% illuminatedFull MoonScorpio20° 43′ 07″99%
2026-05-03Full Moon, 97% illuminatedFull MoonSagittarius2° 42′ 44″97%
2026-05-04Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminatedWaning GibbousSagittarius14° 37′ 36″93%
2026-05-05Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminatedWaning GibbousSagittarius26° 29′ 34″87%
2026-05-06Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminatedWaning GibbousCapricorn8° 21′ 12″81%
2026-05-07Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminatedWaning GibbousCapricorn20° 15′ 48″73%
2026-05-08Last Quarter, 64% illuminatedLast QuarterAquarius2° 17′ 22″64%
2026-05-09Last Quarter, 54% illuminatedLast QuarterAquarius14° 30′ 34″54%
2026-05-10Last Quarter, 44% illuminatedLast QuarterAquarius27° 00′ 21″44%
2026-05-11Last Quarter, 34% illuminatedLast QuarterPisces9° 51′ 39″34%
2026-05-12Waning Crescent, 24% illuminatedWaning CrescentPisces23° 08′ 44″24%
2026-05-13Waning Crescent, 15% illuminatedWaning CrescentAries6° 54′ 31″15%
2026-05-14Waning Crescent, 8% illuminatedWaning CrescentAries21° 09′ 32″8%
2026-05-15New Moon, 3% illuminatedNew MoonTaurus5° 51′ 12″3%
2026-05-16New Moon, 0% illuminatedNew MoonTaurus20° 53′ 20″0%
2026-05-17New Moon, 1% illuminatedNew MoonGemini6° 06′ 37″1%
2026-05-18Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminatedWaxing CrescentGemini21° 20′ 06″4%
2026-05-19Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminatedWaxing CrescentCancer6° 23′ 05″11%
2026-05-20Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminatedWaxing CrescentCancer21° 07′ 03″19%
2026-05-21Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminatedWaxing CrescentLeo5° 26′ 41″29%
2026-05-22First Quarter, 40% illuminatedFirst QuarterLeo19° 20′ 04″40%
2026-05-23First Quarter, 50% illuminatedFirst QuarterVirgo2° 48′ 01″50%
2026-05-24First Quarter, 61% illuminatedFirst QuarterVirgo15° 53′ 09″61%
2026-05-25Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminatedWaxing GibbousVirgo28° 39′ 02″71%
2026-05-26Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminatedWaxing GibbousLibra11° 09′ 25″79%
2026-05-27Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminatedWaxing GibbousLibra23° 27′ 48″87%
2026-05-28Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminatedWaxing GibbousScorpio5° 37′ 09″93%
2026-05-29Full Moon, 97% illuminatedFull MoonScorpio17° 39′ 52″97%
2026-05-30Full Moon, 99% illuminatedFull MoonScorpio29° 37′ 46″99%
2026-05-31Full Moon, 100% illuminatedFull MoonSagittarius11° 32′ 19″100%

Reference, not advice

This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.

Lunar phases and signs computed from Astronomy Engine. Daily entries sampled at 12:00 UTC; quarter events are precise instants. This page does not recommend or warn against any personal activity.

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