Full Moon and New Moon in May 2026

Full moon, new moon and both quarters in May 2026: UTC times, signs, any eclipses and each Moon sign change, with links to the months before and after.

Times are given in UTC.

The Moon's sign in May 2026

The Moon changes sign roughly every two and a half days. Below is the moment it enters each sign this month. Times are in UTC, so where you live the change may fall on the day before or after.

1. Start of the monthScorpio
2. 3 May 2026, 06:34 UTCSagittarius
3. 5 May 2026, 19:06 UTCCapricorn
4. 8 May 2026, 07:27 UTCAquarius
5. 10 May 2026, 17:39 UTCPisces
6. 13 May 2026, 00:04 UTCAries
7. 15 May 2026, 02:31 UTCTaurus
8. 17 May 2026, 02:23 UTCGemini
9. 19 May 2026, 01:46 UTCCancer
10. 21 May 2026, 02:48 UTCLeo
11. 23 May 2026, 06:57 UTCVirgo
12. 25 May 2026, 14:34 UTCLibra
13. 28 May 2026, 00:53 UTCScorpio
14. 30 May 2026, 12:45 UTCSagittarius

Phase times are calculated with Jean Meeus's "Astronomical Algorithms" and checked against the phase list published by the US Naval Observatory (USNO). The Moon's sign changes are found the same way. All times are UTC.