New Moon in Taurus, May 2026
Exact on May 16, 2026 at 22:01 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
This event took place on
May 16, 2026, 22:01
Next time: May 6, 2027
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The facts at a glance
New Moon in Taurus
Exact moment
May 16, 2026, 22:01
CEST · 20:01 UT
Countdown
Over
on May 16, 2026
Zodiac
Taurus
25°57'
Event type
New Moon
New Moon in Taurus
How often?
about once a year
almost always in April or May
Next time
May 6, 2027
New Moon in Taurus
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
25°57' Taurus
On May 16, 2026 the New Moon falls in Taurus.
What Taurus adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Taurus stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Taurus sits in your chart.
New Moon Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
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Who notices it most
- TaurusThe sign itself
- ScorpioOpposite
- LeoAt a right angle
- AquariusAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 25°57' Taurus. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What the New Moon can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
May 6, 2027
New Moon in Taurus
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on May 6, 2027. Who joins you?
New Moons 2026
6 of 12 this year, around this one
Every full moon in your calendar
- Full moon
- New moon
- Eclipse
- Mercury retrograde
The dates appear in your calendar on their own, each with a link to its explanation. Remove it any time.
What does this mean?
On May 16, 2026 at 22:01 (CEST), the New Moon falls in Taurus. Sun and Moon line up exactly, and the night sky has no Moon in it. In astrology this is the month's seed point: you plant something new quietly, long before anything shows above ground. This time Taurus colors that beginning.
What does the Moon mean?
Your Moon is the inner life: moods, habits, home. It tells what feeds you, what triggers you, and how you get back to feeling safe when everything gets too noisy, whether that's tea on the sofa or a call to your sister. The Sun describes the person you want to be. The Moon is who you are with no one looking, down to your reflexes, longings and dreams.
What does the New Moon mean?
New Moon: the Sun and Moon stand together, so the Moon is invisible from Earth. Think of it as planting, not harvesting. A good time to start something small and quietly, like the first page of a new notebook.
What does Taurus mean?
Taurus is substance and stability: pleasure, patience, slow things that hold. It trusts what it can touch and decides with the body rather than arguments. Where Taurus is active, something takes root, gets made with care, gets cooked well, or rests long enough to ripen, like dough under a towel.
New Moon in Taurus
The New Moon in Taurus starts something in this slow, earthy sign. Like a seed in spring soil, it stays quiet and unfinished for a while, growing as Taurus leads.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
As Aries, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you are standing in the middle of this one, since it happens in your sign. Can you feel it? This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
For Gemini this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
For Cancer, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
The sign Virgo sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
As Libra, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
For Sagittarius this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
For Capricorn, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: something new can begin quietly now. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and something new can begin quietly now. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
The sign Pisces sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since something new can begin quietly now. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Note 1–3 intentions for the new lunar cycle. The smaller and more concrete they are, the more likely you are to follow through.
- 2Begin exactly one new thing on this day, for example a habit, a conversation or the first step of a project.
- 3Let the evening stay quiet. A new moon is about a soft start, so save the big finish for another day.
- 4Put the note where you will find it again at the next full moon, maybe in your bedside drawer. Then take stock.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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New Moon in Taurus 2026 by the numbers
Worked out with the Swiss Ephemeris for May 16, 2026 at 22:01 CEST: the Moon stands at 25°57' Taurus, the Sun at 25°57' Taurus. Conjunction just means the Sun and Moon share one degree. The Sun then lights the far side of the Moon, so from Earth you cannot see it at all.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | May 16, 2026, 22:01 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 20:01 UT |
| Event type | New Moon |
| Moon | 25°57' Taurus |
| Sun | 25°57' Taurus |
| Opposite lunation | Full Moon in Sagittarius · May 31, 2026 |
| Next occurrence | New Moon in Taurus · May 6, 2027 |
The full moon in Sagittarius follows about two weeks later, on May 31, 2026. It marks the other pole of the lunar cycle. You will have to wait until May 6, 2027 for the next new moon in Taurus.
The Taurus sign profile covers what Taurus stands for: its element, modality and ruling planet. The 2026 astrology calendar lists every date of the year, and the page next new moon gathers the new moons still to come. The moon phase calculator works out which phase was in the sky on the day you were born.
How to read the data
- Moon position: the degree the Moon sits on at the exact moment. Every sign runs from 0° at its start to 29° at its end.
- Opposite lunation: this is the coming full moon, where the cycle reaches its height.
- A small test: on the evening of May 16, jot down one sentence about what seemed clearer to you that day. Dig the note out again at the full moon on May 31, 2026 and reread it.
How often is there a new moon in Taurus?
Roughly once a year. Between 1900 and 2100 we count 210 new moons in Taurus, with two in 9 of those years.
At a new moon, Sun and Moon sit at the same point. So a new moon in Taurus can only happen while the Sun itself is in Taurus, which almost always means April and May.
Counting every sign, a year holds 12.37 new moons. One lunar cycle takes 29.5 days, a little less than a calendar month, which leaves room for a thirteenth about every 2.7 years.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| New moons in Taurus | 210 |
| Years with two | 9 |
| Years without | 0 |
| Usually falls in | April and May |
| Previous time | 27 April 2025 |
| Next time after this | 6 May 2027 |
| New moons per year, all signs | 12.37 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When is the New Moon in Taurus in 2026?
- The New Moon in Taurus is on May 16, 2026 at 22:01 CEST (20:01 UT).
- What does the New Moon in Taurus mean?
- At the New Moon in Taurus, Sun and Moon stand together and the Moon goes dark. It plants a beginning in this sign's key. Something can start quietly, unfinished and without an audience yet, heading where Taurus points.
- Which zodiac signs does the New Moon in Taurus affect most?
- Usually it's Taurus, because the event takes place in that sign. Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.