Full Moon & New Moon — May 2027
May 2027 brings a new moon on May 6 and a full moon on May 20. Exact times are US Eastern, computed from the Swiss Ephemeris, with the zodiac degree each moon falls at.
✦Reviewed by the CosmyDay Astrology TeamLast reviewed August 2026
Moon phases in May 2027
- ○New Moon — May 6, 20276:59 AM ET · 15° Taurus
- ●Full Moon — May 20, 20276:59 AM ET · 29° Scorpio
Times localized to US Eastern. Source: Swiss Ephemeris.
New Moon in Taurus — May 6, 2027
Exact at 6:59 AM ET · 15° Taurus
Build something that lasts
A Taurus new moon sets intentions with weight: savings, a skill practised daily, a body treated as infrastructure rather than an afterthought. Nothing here moves quickly, and that is the design. Choose one thing you would be glad to still be doing in a year and make the first version small enough that the second version is inevitable.
More on this placement: Moon in Taurus · Taurus sign profile
Full Moon in Scorpio — May 20, 2027
Exact at 6:59 AM ET · 29° Scorpio
What was left unsaid
A Scorpio full moon brings up the material you have been managing rather than facing — money entangled with someone else, an old betrayal, a want you have not admitted to out loud. Intensity is the point rather than the side effect. Whatever surfaces has been true for a long time; the moon only removes your ability to keep working around it.
More on this placement: Moon in Scorpio · Scorpio sign profile
What else the sky is doing in May 2027
- ◐Eclipses: none in May 2027 — see the next one
- ℞Retrograde: nothing from Mercury to Saturn is retrograde in May 2027 — retrograde calendar
- ☉Zodiac season: Gemini season begins May 21, 2027 — all season dates
How these dates were calculated
A new moon is the instant the Moon and Sun share the same ecliptic longitude; a full moon is the instant they sit exactly opposite. Both are single moments rather than nights, and both are computed here directly from the Swiss Ephemeris — the engine professional astrology software runs on — then localized to US Eastern Time. Nothing on this page is copied from another calendar.
The degree matters more than the phase. A full moon at 29° Scorpio activates whatever sits near that degree in your own chart, which is why one lunation flattens one person and passes another entirely. To find out which of your placements May 2027's moons touch, cast your free natal chart and compare the degrees, then read your monthly horoscope for the wider context.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in May 2027?
The May 2027 full moon is exact on May 20, 2027 at 6:59 AM ET, at 29° Scorpio.
When is the new moon in May 2027?
The May 2027 new moon is exact on May 6, 2027 at 6:59 AM ET, at 15° Taurus.
What sign is the full moon in May 2027?
Scorpio — exact at 29° Scorpio on May 20, 2027. A full moon always falls in the sign opposite the Sun, because the two stand exactly across the zodiac from each other at that moment.
Is there an eclipse in May 2027?
No — May 2027 has neither a solar nor a lunar eclipse. Eclipses arrive in pairs about every six months, when a new or full moon falls close enough to the lunar nodes for the shadow to line up.
Which planets are retrograde in May 2027?
None. No planet from Mercury to Saturn is retrograde at any point in May 2027.
Which time zone are these moon times in?
US Eastern. A new or full moon is one instant worldwide, so the local clock date can shift by a day elsewhere — the moment itself does not move.