New Moon

New Moon in Taurus, May 2027

Exact on May 6, 2027 at 12:58 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.

Exact moment

12:58 CEST
Thursday, May 6, 2027
in 178 days

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What does the New Moon in Taurus do with you?

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Facts

The facts at a glance

At a glance

New Moon in Taurus

  • Exact moment

    May 6, 2027, 12:58

    CEST · 10:58 UT

  • Countdown

    178 days

    until the exact moment

  • Zodiac

    Taurus

    15°42'

  • Event type

    New Moon

    New Moon in Taurus

  • How often?

    about once a year

    almost always in April or May

  • Next time

    April 24, 2028

    New Moon in Taurus

Many feel a moment like this in the days before: themes come up, conversations turn to it. The exact time is the peak, not the start.

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.

In the sky

15°42' Taurus

On May 6, 2027 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.

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And you?

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 15°42' 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.

12 possibilities

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
Time capsule

A note to future you

Open on

April 24, 2028

New Moon in Taurus

  1. 1What is on your mind most right now?
  2. 2What should be different by then?
  3. 3Who do you want to tell about it then?

Write down the three answers today and read them again on April 24, 2028. Who joins you?

The year in the sky

New Moons 2027

♓︎March 8New Moon in Pisces
♈︎April 7New Moon in Aries
♉︎May 6New Moon in Taurus
♊︎June 4New Moon in Gemini
♋︎July 4New Moon in Cancer
♌︎August 2New Moon in Leo

6 of 13 this year, around this one

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Video · 39 seconds

New Moon in Taurus

The New Moon in Taurus on May 6, 2027 is an invitation to begin again in one area of your life. Your personal birth chart shows you which one.

Read along

Imagine planting a seed in complete darkness. That's exactly what a New Moon is. On May 6, the Sun and Moon will line up in the sky from our point of view. So the Moon becomes invisible. This is an invitation to quietly begin something new. This time, with the steady style of Taurus. But what should you start? The Moon in your birth chart shows what you need to feel safe and settled. Knowing this gives you the theme for your new beginning. The fertile ground for your seed. Find out what your personal Moon placement means for you. Work it out for free at theastroacademy.com.

Plain words

What does this mean?

On May 6, 2027 at 12:58 (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.

Part 1 of 3

What does the Moon mean?

The MoonNew Moon in Taurus

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.

Part 2 of 3

What does the New Moon mean?

The New MoonNew Moon in Taurus

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.

Part 3 of 3

What does Taurus mean?

TaurusNew Moon in Taurus

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.

Together this means

New Moon in Taurus

New Moon
New Moon
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.

All 12 signs

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.

For Aries

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.

For Taurus

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.

For Gemini

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.

For Cancer

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.

For Leo

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.

For Virgo

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.

For Libra

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.

For Scorpio

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.

For Sagittarius

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.

For Capricorn

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.

For Aquarius

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.

For Pisces

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.

Make it count

Tips & rituals

New Moon in Taurus

4 ideas for this day

  1. 1Note 1–3 intentions for the new lunar cycle. The smaller and more concrete they are, the more likely you are to follow through.
  2. 2Begin exactly one new thing on this day, for example a habit, a conversation or the first step of a project.
  3. 3Let the evening stay quiet. A new moon is about a soft start, so save the big finish for another day.
  4. 4Put the note where you will find it again at the next full moon, maybe in your bedside drawer. Then take stock.
Next step

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.

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Computed

New Moon in Taurus 2027 by the numbers

Worked out with the Swiss Ephemeris for May 6, 2027 at 12:58 CEST: the Moon stands at 15°42' Taurus, the Sun at 15°42' 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.

Moon phase graphic: a dark new moon in Taurus on May 6, 2027, Moon at 15°42' Taurus
New Moon in Taurus: computed for May 6, 2027, 12:58 CEST.
New Moon in Taurus 2027: the computed data
ItemValue
Exact momentMay 6, 2027, 12:58 (CEST)
Universal Time10:58 UT
Event typeNew Moon
Moon15°42' Taurus
Sun15°42' Taurus
Opposite lunationFull Moon in Scorpio · May 20, 2027
Next occurrenceNew Moon in Taurus · April 24, 2028

The full moon in Scorpio follows about two weeks later, on May 20, 2027. It marks the other pole of the lunar cycle. You will have to wait until April 24, 2028 for the next new moon in Taurus.

The Taurus sign profile covers what Taurus stands for: its element, modality and ruling planet. The 2027 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.

Calendar page for May 2027 with May 6 marked: New Moon in Taurus

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 6, jot down one sentence about what seemed clearer to you that day. Dig the note out again at the full moon on May 20, 2027 and reread it.
Statistics 1900–2100

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.

Bar chart: in which month the new moon in Taurus fell between 1900 and 2100, in percent
How often is there a new moon in Taurus?
ItemValue
Counted1900–2100
New moons in Taurus210
Years with two9
Years without0
Usually falls inApril and May
Previous time16 May 2026
Next time after this24 April 2028
New moons per year, all signs12.37

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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FAQ

Common questions

When is the New Moon in Taurus in 2027?
The New Moon in Taurus is on May 6, 2027 at 12:58 CEST (10:58 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.