New Moon May 2026 in Taurus
The new moon of May 2026 is exact on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 20:01 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 25°58' Taurus. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 169 days ago.
What time is the May 2026 new moon?
At 20:01 UTC on May 16, 2026, which is Sat, May 16, 04:01 PM in New York and Sat, May 16, 01:01 PM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the May 2026 new moon in?
Taurus: the Sun and Moon meet at 25°58' Taurus.
Can you see the May 2026 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around May 18, 2026.
Is the May 2026 new moon a supermoon?
Yes: the Moon is 358,580 km from Earth at the exact moment, inside the 360,000 km supermoon line, and this is number 2 of 2026’s 12 new moons by closeness.
Is the May 2026 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 4.94° north of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after May 2026?
On June 15, 2026 at 02:54 UTC, in Gemini.
Computed details, May 16, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | May 16, 2026, 20:01 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♉︎ 25°58' Taurus |
| Sun | ♉︎ 25°57' Taurus |
| Distance from Earth | 358,580 km (−25,820 km) |
| Apparent size | 33.3 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | May 17, 2026, 13:44 UTC · 358,064 km 0 d 18 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 4.94° north |
| Closeness rank | 2 of 12 (2026) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 7 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Sat, May 16, 01:01 PM |
| New York | Sat, May 16, 04:01 PM |
| London | Sat, May 16, 09:01 PM |
| India | Sun, May 17, 01:31 AM |
| Sydney | Sun, May 17, 06:01 AM |
What a new moon in Taurus means
With the Sun and Moon together in Taurus, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Sagittarius on May 31, 2026. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus; its keywords: steady, sensual, loyal.
The mood slows and settles into the body: food, comfort, money, the physical world. People resist being hurried and reward being fed. A steady stretch for finishing practical things and a poor one for forcing change.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).