Moon phases May 2028
The Moon in May 2028, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | May 02, 02:25 | May 01, 22:25 | May 02, 03:25 |
| Full moon | May 08, 19:48 | May 08, 15:48 | May 08, 20:48 |
| Last quarter | May 16, 10:43 | May 16, 06:43 | May 16, 11:43 |
| New moon | May 24, 08:16 | May 24, 04:16 | May 24, 09:16 |
| First quarter | May 31, 07:36 | May 31, 03:36 | May 31, 08:36 |
The month at a glance
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Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 42 % | Cancer → Leo 07:23 | barren | |
| Tue 2 | 54 % | Leo | barren | |
| Wed 3 | 65 % | Leo → Virgo 10:35 | barren | |
| Thu 4 | 76 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Fri 5 | 85 % | Virgo → Libra 12:34 | barren | |
| Sat 6 | 92 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 7 | 97 % | Libra → Scorpio 14:15 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 8 | 100 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Tue 9 | 100 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:12 | fruitful | |
| Wed 10 | 97 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Thu 11 | 92 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 23:00 | barren | |
| Fri 12 | 86 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 13 | 78 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 14 | 69 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 08:26 | barren | |
| Mon 15 | 60 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Tue 16 | 50 % | Aquarius → Pisces 20:38 | barren | |
| Wed 17 | 41 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Thu 18 | 32 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Fri 19 | 23 % | Pisces → Aries 09:12 | barren | |
| Sat 20 | 15 % | Aries | barren | |
| Sun 21 | 9 % | Aries → Taurus 19:48 | barren | |
| Mon 22 | 4 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 23 | 1 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 24 | 0 % | Taurus → Gemini 03:35 | barren | |
| Thu 25 | 1 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Fri 26 | 5 % | Gemini → Cancer 09:00 | fruitful | |
| Sat 27 | 11 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Sun 28 | 19 % | Cancer → Leo 12:54 | fruitful | |
| Mon 29 | 29 % | Leo | barren | |
| Tue 30 | 40 % | Leo → Virgo 16:01 | barren | |
| Wed 31 | 51 % | Virgo | 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.
Mon 1, Tue 2, Wed 3, Thu 4, Fri 5, Mon 29, Tue 30, Wed 31
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 (8, 9, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28): 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 (6, 7, 12, 13, 22, 23): 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 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 29, 30, 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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