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May 1940

A full moon in Sagittarius on May 21 and a new moon in Taurus on May 7.

Jupiter square Pluto

0°54′ Taurus–Leo · May 20, 3:24 am ET

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This month

  • New Moon · TaurusMay 7 · 8:07 am
  • First Quarter · LeoMay 14 · 4:51 pm
  • Full Moon · SagittariusMay 21 · 9:33 am
  • Last Quarter · PiscesMay 28 · 8:41 pm
  • BeltaneMay 5 · 12:16 pm

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter square PlutoMay 20 · 3:24 am
  • Mars square NeptuneMay 6 · 1:02 pm
  • Uranus trine NeptuneMay 25 · 5:59 pm
  • Mars sextile SaturnMay 31 · 6:49 am
  • Mars sextile JupiterMay 18 · 3:36 am
  • Venus sextile JupiterMay 2 · 4:25 pm
  • Mercury conjunction JupiterMay 5 · 7:55 am
  • Mercury conjunction SaturnMay 10 · 1:57 am
  • Sun conjunction UranusMay 12 · 5:54 pm
  • Sun trine NeptuneMay 13 · 2:55 pm
  • Mercury trine NeptuneMay 18 · 2:26 am
  • Sun sextile PlutoMay 22 · 12:42 am