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Moon phases in May 2025

All times are UTC. A phase is an instant, not a day — if you are west of Greenwich, the local date can be the one before.

First QuarterExactly half lit — the moon is a quarter of the way round its orbit.Sun, May 4, 13:53 UTC

Full MoonEarth sits between sun and moon; the whole visible face is lit.Mon, May 12, 16:56 UTC

Last QuarterHalf lit again, the mirror image of the first quarter.Tue, May 20, 11:59 UTC

New MoonThe moon is between us and the sun, lit on the side we cannot see.Tue, May 27, 03:03 UTC

Every day this month

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A month is easy to read; a birth chart is not. If you want the version that accounts for where these moons fall in your own chart, that is what a personal reading is for. See a reading from your birth moon →

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