The Moon on May 1, 2026

Where the Moon sits on May 1, 2026: her sign, phase, and void-of-course windows, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Times in UTC; for your own timezone see the live Moon tool.

☽ Scorpio

Full Moon · making aspects all day

With the Moon in Scorpio, the emotional weather runs intense and deep. The full moon is culmination and full light, things come to a head.

This is the Full Moon, exact in Scorpio today, opposite the Sun in Taurus: whatever began around the New Moon two weeks back comes to a head or comes to light now.

What a Scorpio Moon feels like

When the Moon moves through Scorpio, the mood of the day tilts intense and deep. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath May 1, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. Scorpio is ruled by Mars and Pluto, and that rulership is where the sign's style comes from.

Her phase is the other half. This is a full moon: culmination and full light, things come to a head. If you are timing something that matters, the rule of thumb is to build on a waxing Moon, release on a waning one, and steer clear of the void-of-course windows above.

For the void-of-course windows on May 1, 2026 led up front, with what to do about them, see the void of course read for this date.

The Moon's aspects on May 1, 2026

At 5:23 PM UTC, the Moon stands opposite Sun, asking you to balance what you feel against what you are trying to become.

What to do with a Scorpio Moon on May 1, 2026

Good day for the hard, honest conversation, depth is available and worth using. Watch the urge to control an outcome that is not yours to control.

Timing something on May 1?

Find the exact best window for your city and intention in the free timing finder. For the dates that are yours rather than everyone's, the Year-Ahead Reading reads your next twelve months from your own chart.

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