Moon phases May 2029
The Moon in May 2029, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last quarter | May 05, 09:47 | May 05, 05:47 | May 05, 10:47 |
| New moon | May 13, 13:42 | May 13, 09:42 | May 13, 14:42 |
| First quarter | May 21, 04:16 | May 21, 00:16 | May 21, 05:16 |
| Full moon | May 27, 18:37 | May 27, 14:37 | May 27, 19:37 |
The month at a glance
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- 9♈︎
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- 11♉︎
- 12♉︎
- 13♉︎
- 14♊︎
- 15♊︎
- 16♋︎
- 17♋︎
- 18♌︎
- 19♌︎
- 20♌︎
- 21♍︎
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- 23♎︎
- 24♎︎
- 25♏︎
- 26♏︎
- 27♐︎
- 28♐︎
- 29♑︎
- 30♑︎
- 31♒︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 88 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Wed 2 | 79 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 01:08 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 3 | 70 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 4 | 60 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 07:01 | barren | |
| Sat 5 | 50 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sun 6 | 40 % | Aquarius → Pisces 16:41 | barren | |
| Mon 7 | 31 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Tue 8 | 22 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Wed 9 | 15 % | Pisces → Aries 04:49 | barren | |
| Thu 10 | 9 % | Aries | barren | |
| Fri 11 | 4 % | Aries → Taurus 17:30 | barren | |
| Sat 12 | 1 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 13 | 0 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 14 | 1 % | Taurus → Gemini 05:24 | barren | |
| Tue 15 | 3 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Wed 16 | 8 % | Gemini → Cancer 15:45 | barren | |
| Thu 17 | 14 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Fri 18 | 22 % | Cancer → Leo 23:59 | fruitful | |
| Sat 19 | 31 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 20 | 42 % | Leo | barren | |
| Mon 21 | 53 % | Leo → Virgo 05:33 | barren | |
| Tue 22 | 64 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Wed 23 | 75 % | Virgo → Libra 08:22 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 24 | 84 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 25 | 92 % | Libra → Scorpio 09:14 | fruitful | |
| Sat 26 | 97 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 27 | 100 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 09:37 | barren | |
| Mon 28 | 99 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Tue 29 | 96 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 11:20 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 30 | 91 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 31 | 84 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 16:00 | semi-fruitful |
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.
Sat 19, Sun 20, Mon 21, Tue 22
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 (7, 8, 17, 18, 25, 26): 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 (2, 3, 12, 13, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31): 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, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28): 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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