Moon calendar May 2027
May 2027: New Moon on 6 May (Taurus), Full Moon on 20 May (Scorpio). The Moon changes sign 13 times this month. Below, every day with its phase, Moon sign, void-of-course periods and the traditional good days for starting things, a haircut and gardening, in your time zone.
| Date | Phase | Moon sign | Void of course | New, Full, eclipse | Starting things | Haircut | Garden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat 1 May | Waning Crescent26% lit | Pisces | → | — | Avoid | Neutralto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Sun 2 May | Waning Crescent17% lit | Pisces | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Mon 3 May | Waning Crescent10% lit | Pisces→ Aries | → | — | Avoid | Neutralto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Tue 4 May | Waning Crescent5% lit | Aries | none | — | Avoid | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Wed 5 May | New Moon1% lit | Aries→ Taurus | → | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Thu 6 May | New Moon0% lit | Taurus | none | New moon | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Fri 7 May | New Moon1% lit | Taurus→ Gemini | → | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Sat 8 May | Waxing Crescent6% lit | Gemini | none | — | Good | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Sun 9 May | Waxing Crescent12% lit | Gemini→ Cancer | → | — | Good | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Mon 10 May | Waxing Crescent21% lit | Cancer | none | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Tue 11 May | First Quarter31% lit | Cancer→ Leo | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Wed 12 May | First Quarter42% lit | Leo | none | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Thu 13 May | First Quarter53% lit | Leo→ Virgo | → | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Fri 14 May | First Quarter64% lit | Virgo | none | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Sat 15 May | Waxing Gibbous75% lit | Virgo→ Libra | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Sun 16 May | Waxing Gibbous84% lit | Libra | none | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Mon 17 May | Waxing Gibbous91% lit | Libra | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Tue 18 May | Waxing Gibbous96% lit | Libra→ Scorpio | → | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Wed 19 May | Full Moon99% lit | Scorpio | none | — | Good | Avoid | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Thu 20 May | Full Moon100% lit | Scorpio→ Sagittarius | → | Full moon | Neutral | Avoid | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Fri 21 May | Full Moon99% lit | Sagittarius | none | — | Neutral | Neutralto slow growth | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Sat 22 May | Waning Gibbous96% lit | Sagittarius→ Capricorn | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Sun 23 May | Waning Gibbous91% lit | Capricorn | none | — | Neutral | Neutralto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Mon 24 May | Waning Gibbous85% lit | Capricorn | → | — | Neutral | Neutralto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Tue 25 May | Waning Gibbous78% lit | Capricorn→ Aquarius | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Wed 26 May | Waning Gibbous69% lit | Aquarius | none | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Thu 27 May | Last Quarter60% lit | Aquarius→ Pisces | → | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Fri 28 May | Last Quarter51% lit | Pisces | none | — | Neutral | Neutralto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Sat 29 May | Last Quarter41% lit | Pisces | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Sun 30 May | Last Quarter31% lit | Pisces→ Aries | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Mon 31 May | Waning Crescent22% lit | Aries | none | — | Avoid | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Times are shown in your time zone (UTC). Without JavaScript they are UTC. Rows are UTC dates.
Asked often
When is the Full Moon in May 2027?
The Full Moon falls on 20 May (Scorpio). The New Moon falls on 6 May (Taurus). Times follow your time zone, so the date can differ by one day from calendars set to another zone.
What is a void-of-course Moon?
The Moon is void of course between its last exact aspect to the Sun or a planet and its entry into the next sign. Astrologers traditionally avoid starting important things then. Days in May 2027 with the Moon void for six hours or more: 2 May, 11 May, 15 May, 17 May, 22 May, 25 May, 29 May, 30 May.
What are the best days for a haircut in May 2027?
By the tradition (Moon in Taurus, Cancer, Leo or Libra, not void of course): 6 May, 7 May, 10 May, 12 May, 13 May, 16 May, 18 May. A waxing Moon is said to make hair grow faster and a waning Moon slower. This is folk tradition, not science.
When should I sow and plant in May 2027?
Old almanacs sow when the Moon is in a fertile sign and not void of course: 1 May, 3 May, 6 May, 7 May, 10 May, 16 May, 18 May, 19 May. Leafy and fruiting crops go in while the Moon waxes, root crops while it wanes. It is tradition, not tested agronomy.
Why do the times differ from another Moon calendar?
Moon calendars use different time zones. This page converts every time to the zone of your device and uses UTC when it cannot. Phases and sign changes are computed from astronomical positions and are good to about a minute.
Are the good-day columns scientific?
No. The Moon phase and the Moon sign are astronomy. Which days suit a haircut, a new start or the garden is traditional folk astrology, shown with the rules used so that you can judge it yourself.
How the traditional columns work
The phase, Moon sign and void-of-course times are astronomy and are computed. The three right-hand columns are folk tradition, not tested science. We apply fixed rules and print them here.
Starting things: good in a waxing Moon, neutral in a waning one, avoid on the waning crescent days before the New Moon and when the Moon is void of course for 6 hours or more of the day.
Haircut: good with the Moon in Taurus, Cancer, Leo or Libra, avoid with the Moon in Aries, Gemini, Scorpio or Aquarius or when void. A waxing Moon is said to make hair grow faster, a waning Moon slower.
Garden: good with the Moon in a fertile sign (Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces); sow leafy and fruiting crops while the Moon waxes and root crops while it wanes. Other signs are for weeding and tending, and a void Moon is a day off.
A day counts as void when the Moon is void of course for 6 hours or more of it. The Moon sign shown is the sign at the start of the UTC day; the following sign change is listed under it.
How this sky meets your chart
These dates are the same for everyone. A personal forecast reads them against your own natal chart: which planets the transits touch, in which houses, by topic. Symbolic guidance for reflection, never predictions about health or money.