The Moon on May 16, 2026
Where the Moon sits on May 16, 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.
New Moon · making aspects all day
With the Moon in Taurus, the emotional weather runs steady and sensory. The new moon is a beginning, a seed in the dark, good for setting intentions.
- The Moon makes clean aspects through the day (no long void window).
What a Taurus Moon feels like
When the Moon moves through Taurus, the mood of the day tilts steady and sensory. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath May 16, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on.
Her phase is the other half. This is a new moon: a beginning, a seed in the dark, good for setting intentions. 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 16, 2026 led up front, with what to do about them, see the void of course read for this date.
Timing something on May 16?
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