The Moon on May 20, 2026
Where the Moon sits on May 20, 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.
Waxing Crescent · void of course part of the day
With the Moon in Cancer, the emotional weather runs tender and protective. The waxing crescent is building, taking the first real steps.
- Void of course: 1:26 PM UTC to 12:00 AM UTC. Poor timing to begin anything you want to go somewhere.
What a Cancer Moon feels like
When the Moon moves through Cancer, the mood of the day tilts tender and protective. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath May 20, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on.
Her phase is the other half. This is a waxing crescent: building, taking the first real steps. 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 20, 2026 led up front, with what to do about them, see the void of course read for this date.
Timing something on May 20?
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