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.
This is the New Moon, exact in Taurus today: the Sun and Moon meet in the same sign, the dark of the cycle and the clearest day of the month to set an intention in this sign's steady and sensory register.
- The Moon makes clean aspects through the day (no long void window).
- Moon opens an easy angle to Jupiter at 12:39 PM UTC
- Moon meets Sun at 8:01 PM UTC
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. Taurus is ruled by Venus, and that rulership is where the sign's style comes from.
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.
The Moon's aspects on May 16, 2026
At 12:39 PM UTC, the Moon opens an easy angle to Jupiter, offering a gentle boost of luck or generosity, easy to miss if you are not looking for it. At 8:01 PM UTC, the Moon meets Sun, blending feeling and will for the day, whatever you decide now lands with extra weight.
What to do with a Taurus Moon on May 16, 2026
Good day to slow down and do the tactile thing you have been putting off, cooking, a walk, paying a bill. Resist digging in on principle alone, not every hill needs holding today.
Timing something on May 16?
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