Monthly moon calendar

Follow the Moon through May 2026

Track the Moon's sign and phase every day. The Moon changes signs every 2-3 days, faster than any other major celestial body.

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Today's moon

May 18, 2026 / UTC

Current sign

♊

Gemini

AirMutable

Current phase

New Moon

Next: Waxing Crescent

Illumination

Sunlit portion visible from Earth right now.

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May 2026

UTC timezone

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Lunar phase cycle

New Moon

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Last Quarter

Waning Crescent

Inside May 2026

Read the month before you read the day

May 2026 opens with the Moon in Scorpio and closes in Sagittarius. Across the month, the Moon changes signs 13 times, so the emotional tone moves much faster than the Sun or the outer planets.

The strongest lunar peaks in May 2026 land around May 1 · May 2 · May 3 · May 29 · May 30 · May 31 for the Full Moon and May 15 · May 16 · May 17 for the New Moon. Those dates usually mark the clearest shift in feeling, visibility, and momentum.

Because every ingress here is listed in UTC, the sign-change hour can land on a different local date for readers in North America, Europe, or Asia. Use the daily card as the overall anchor, then translate the ingress time to your own zone before planning around a transition.

Moon sign changes

Days with a lunar ingress shown in the grid.

Most frequent sign

Scorpio

5 calendar days under the same lunar tone.

Dominant element

Water

9 days leaning into the same elemental mood.

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

♏

Scorpio

Moon sign

Full Moon

100%

♏

Scorpio

Moon sign

Full Moon

99%

♐

Sagittarius

Moon sign

Full Moon

97%

♏ Scorpio → ♐ Sagittarius 6:33 AM

♐

Sagittarius

Moon sign

Waning Gibbous

93%

♐

Sagittarius

Moon sign

Waning Gibbous

87%

♐ Sagittarius → ♑ Capricorn 7:06 PM

♑

Capricorn

Moon sign

Waning Gibbous

81%

♑

Capricorn

Moon sign

Waning Gibbous

72%

♒

Aquarius

Moon sign

Last Quarter

63%

♑ Capricorn → ♒ Aquarius 7:27 AM

♒

Aquarius

Moon sign

Last Quarter

54%

♒

Aquarius

Moon sign

Last Quarter

44%

♒ Aquarius → ♓ Pisces 5:39 PM

♓

Pisces

Moon sign

Last Quarter

34%

♓

Pisces

Moon sign

Waning Crescent

24%

♈

Aries

Moon sign

Waning Crescent

15%

♓ Pisces → ♈ Aries 12:03 AM

♈

Aries

Moon sign

Waning Crescent

♉

Taurus

Moon sign

New Moon

♈ Aries → ♉ Taurus 2:31 AM

♉

Taurus

Moon sign

New Moon

♊

Gemini

Moon sign

New Moon

♉ Taurus → ♊ Gemini 2:23 AM

Today

♊

Gemini

Moon sign

Waxing Crescent

♋

Cancer

Moon sign

Waxing Crescent

11%

♊ Gemini → ♋ Cancer 1:46 AM

♋

Cancer

Moon sign

Waxing Crescent

19%

♌

Leo

Moon sign

Waxing Crescent

29%

♋ Cancer → ♌ Leo 2:47 AM

♌

Leo

Moon sign

First Quarter

40%

♍

Virgo

Moon sign

First Quarter

50%

♌ Leo → ♍ Virgo 6:57 AM

♍

Virgo

Moon sign

First Quarter

61%

♍

Virgo

Moon sign

Waxing Gibbous

71%

♍ Virgo → ♎ Libra 2:34 PM

♎

Libra

Moon sign

Waxing Gibbous

79%

♎

Libra

Moon sign

Waxing Gibbous

87%

♏

Scorpio

Moon sign

Waxing Gibbous

93%

♎ Libra → ♏ Scorpio 12:52 AM

♏

Scorpio

Moon sign

Full Moon

97%

♏

Scorpio

Moon sign

Full Moon

99%

♏ Scorpio → ♐ Sagittarius 12:45 PM

♐

Sagittarius

Moon sign

Full Moon

100%

May 2026 - key dates

New Moon

May 15 · May 16 · May 17

First Quarter

May 22 · May 23 · May 24

Full Moon

May 1 · May 2 · May 3 · May 29 · May 30 · May 31

Last Quarter

May 8 · May 9 · May 10 · May 11

Moon calendar FAQ

Questions people usually have before they trust a lunar calendar

These answers are here to make the calendar more useful, not more mystical. The goal is to help you read daily Moon movement clearly and avoid common mistakes around time zones, sign changes, and over-interpreting a single day.

Why is the Moon calendar shown in UTC?

UTC keeps the daily grid consistent for every visitor, especially around Moon sign changes that happen close to midnight. If you use the ingress hour for planning, convert that time into your own time zone before treating it as a local-date event.

How often does the Moon change zodiac signs?

Roughly every two to three days. That is why a Moon calendar feels more alive than a monthly horoscope: the Moon keeps changing the emotional weather inside the same calendar month.

What should I pay attention to first on this page?

Start with today's Moon sign, then note the phase, then check whether there is an ingress. That sequence tells you the emotional style of the day, the broader lunar tone, and whether the mood is stable or in transition.

How should I use this with my own birth chart?

Use the calendar as a timing layer rather than a personality diagnosis. Your natal Moon sign explains your baseline emotional style; the calendar shows what sign and phase the Moon is moving through now, which can describe the day's atmosphere and short-term sensitivity.