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May 2042

A full moon in Scorpio on May 5 and a new moon in Taurus on May 19; Mercury is retrograde May 5 through May 28.

Mars opposition Pluto

29°56′ Leo–Aquarius · May 30, 6:17 am ET

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This month

  • Full Moon · ScorpioMay 5 · 2:49 am
  • Last Quarter · AquariusMay 12 · 3:18 pm
  • New Moon · TaurusMay 19 · 6:55 am
  • First Quarter · VirgoMay 26 · 2:19 pm
  • BeltaneMay 5 · 4:43 am
  • Mercury stations retrogradeMay 5 · 1:20 am
  • Mercury stations directMay 28 · 9:26 pm
  • Pluto stations retrogradeMay 30 · 12:57 pm

Mercury retrograde May 5 – May 28

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

Notable aspects

  • Mars opposition PlutoMay 30 · 6:17 am
  • Mars sextile SaturnMay 31 · 7:58 pm
  • Mars square JupiterMay 23 · 1:35 am
  • Mercury opposition JupiterMay 1 · 1:33 pm
  • Venus sextile MarsMay 10 · 7:57 am
  • Mercury opposition JupiterMay 11 · 9:17 pm
  • Sun conjunction Mercury · cazimiMay 16 · 4:03 am
  • Mercury square MarsMay 18 · 6:34 am
  • Venus sextile NeptuneMay 25 · 6:49 am