New Moon May 2027 in Taurus
The new moon of May 2027 is exact on Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 15°42' Taurus. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 186 days.
What time is the May 2027 new moon?
At 10:59 UTC on May 6, 2027, which is Thu, May 6, 06:59 AM in New York and Thu, May 6, 03:59 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the May 2027 new moon in?
Taurus: the Sun and Moon meet at 15°42' Taurus.
Can you see the May 2027 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 7, 2027.
Is the May 2027 new moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 372,964 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 6 of 2027’s 13 new moons by closeness.
Is the May 2027 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 5.01° north of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after May 2027?
On June 4, 2027 at 19:40 UTC, in Gemini.
Computed details, May 6, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | May 6, 2027, 10:59 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♉︎ 15°42' Taurus |
| Sun | ♉︎ 15°42' Taurus |
| Distance from Earth | 372,964 km (−11,436 km) |
| Apparent size | 32.0 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | May 9, 2027, 20:07 UTC · 366,621 km 3 d 9 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 5.01° north |
| Closeness rank | 6 of 13 (2027) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 9 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Thu, May 6, 03:59 AM |
| New York | Thu, May 6, 06:59 AM |
| London | Thu, May 6, 11:59 AM |
| India | Thu, May 6, 04:29 PM |
| Sydney | Thu, May 6, 08:59 PM |
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 Scorpio on May 20, 2027. 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/2027.json (CC0 JSON).