New moon
New moon in Taurus
Exact on Thursday 6 May 2027, 10:59 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 15°43′ Taurus, together with the Sun, 372,976 km from Earth.
Exact at 10:59 UTC on 6 May 2027, this new moon falls at 15°43' Taurus, with the Sun and Moon together at that degree. The Moon is about 372,976 km away and there is no eclipse. Jupiter forms a square to the lunation within 2.1 degrees, and no planets are retrograde at the time.
Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, linked in the tradition with the body, comfort, possessions, steady work and the pleasures of the senses. Astrologers read a new moon here as a slow, grounded beginning, suited to things that grow with patience. A square from Jupiter is often taken to add appetite or overreach, a pull toward more than is needed. One modest suggestion is to choose a simple habit you can sustain and keep its scale small enough to repeat every day.
Planets close to this lunation
- Jupiter square, within 2.1°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This new moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Taurus | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Gemini | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Cancer | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Leo | tenth | career and public role | |
| Virgo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Libra | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Scorpio | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Sagittarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Capricorn | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Aquarius | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Pisces | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.