Moon phases May 2027
The Moon in May 2027, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | May 06, 10:58 | May 06, 06:58 | May 06, 11:58 |
| First quarter | May 13, 04:43 | May 13, 00:43 | May 13, 05:43 |
| Full moon | May 20, 10:58 | May 20, 06:58 | May 20, 11:58 |
| Last quarter | May 28, 13:57 | May 28, 09:57 | May 28, 14:57 |
The month at a glance
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- 3♈︎
- 4♈︎
- 5♉︎
- 6♉︎
- 7♊︎
- 8♊︎
- 9♋︎
- 10♋︎
- 11♌︎
- 12♌︎
- 13♍︎
- 14♍︎
- 15♍︎
- 16♎︎
- 17♎︎
- 18♏︎
- 19♏︎
- 20♐︎
- 21♐︎
- 22♐︎
- 23♑︎
- 24♑︎
- 25♒︎
- 26♒︎
- 27♒︎
- 28♓︎
- 29♓︎
- 30♈︎
- 31♈︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 26 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sun 2 | 18 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 3 | 11 % | Pisces → Aries 03:42 | barren | |
| Tue 4 | 5 % | Aries | barren | |
| Wed 5 | 1 % | Aries → Taurus 09:52 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 6 | 0 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 7 | 1 % | Taurus → Gemini 13:06 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 8 | 5 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Sun 9 | 11 % | Gemini → Cancer 14:59 | barren | |
| Mon 10 | 20 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Tue 11 | 30 % | Cancer → Leo 17:00 | fruitful | |
| Wed 12 | 41 % | Leo | barren | |
| Thu 13 | 52 % | Leo → Virgo 20:05 | barren | |
| Fri 14 | 64 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sat 15 | 74 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sun 16 | 83 % | Virgo → Libra 00:33 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 17 | 90 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 18 | 96 % | Libra → Scorpio 06:33 | fruitful | |
| Wed 19 | 99 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Thu 20 | 100 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 14:27 | fruitful | |
| Fri 21 | 99 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sat 22 | 96 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sun 23 | 92 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 00:42 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 24 | 86 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 25 | 78 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 13:05 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 26 | 70 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Thu 27 | 61 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Fri 28 | 52 % | Aquarius → Pisces 01:55 | fruitful | |
| Sat 29 | 42 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sun 30 | 32 % | Pisces → Aries 12:39 | fruitful | |
| Mon 31 | 23 % | Aries | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
Wed 12, Thu 13, Fri 14, Sat 15
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 26, 27, 31): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Flower Moon
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