Ephemeris May 2026
On 3 May Mercury enters Taurus. The Full Moon falls on 1 May in Scorpio. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10°38' Taurus | 2°31' Scorpio | 25°58' Aries | 8°17' Gemini | 16°22' Aries | 18°54' Cancer | 9°08' Aries | 0°16' Gemini | 3°15' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 7°00' PiscesR | 27°29' Aries | Full Moon | |
| 11°36' Taurus | 14°41' Scorpio | 27°51' Aries | 9°29' Gemini | 17°08' Aries | 19°03' Cancer | 9°15' Aries | 0°19' Gemini | 3°17' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 6°49' PiscesR | 27°33' Aries | Full Moon | |
| 12°35' Taurus | 26°43' Scorpio | 29°45' Aries | 10°42' Gemini | 17°54' Aries | 19°11' Cancer | 9°22' Aries | 0°23' Gemini | 3°19' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 6°37' PiscesR | 27°36' Aries | Full Moon | |
| 13°33' Taurus | 8°40' Sagittarius | 1°42' Taurus | 11°55' Gemini | 18°40' Aries | 19°20' Cancer | 9°28' Aries | 0°26' Gemini | 3°21' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 6°25' PiscesR | 27°40' Aries | Waning Gibbous | |
| 14°31' Taurus | 20°33' Sagittarius | 3°40' Taurus | 13°07' Gemini | 19°25' Aries | 19°29' Cancer | 9°35' Aries | 0°29' Gemini | 3°22' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 6°14' PiscesR | 27°43' Aries | Waning Gibbous | |
| 15°29' Taurus | 2°25' Capricorn | 5°39' Taurus | 14°19' Gemini | 20°11' Aries | 19°38' Cancer | 9°42' Aries | 0°33' Gemini | 3°24' Aries | 5°30' Aquarius | 6°04' PiscesR | 27°47' Aries | Waning Gibbous | |
| 16°27' Taurus | 14°17' Capricorn | 7°41' Taurus | 15°32' Gemini | 20°57' Aries | 19°47' Cancer | 9°48' Aries | 0°36' Gemini | 3°26' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°57' PiscesR | 27°50' Aries | Waning Gibbous | |
| 17°25' Taurus | 26°15' Capricorn | 9°44' Taurus | 16°44' Gemini | 21°43' Aries | 19°56' Cancer | 9°55' Aries | 0°40' Gemini | 3°28' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°53' PiscesR | 27°54' Aries | Last Quarter | |
| 18°23' Taurus | 8°22' Aquarius | 11°48' Taurus | 17°56' Gemini | 22°28' Aries | 20°05' Cancer | 10°01' Aries | 0°43' Gemini | 3°30' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°51' PiscesR | 27°57' Aries | Last Quarter | |
| 19°21' Taurus | 20°43' Aquarius | 13°54' Taurus | 19°09' Gemini | 23°14' Aries | 20°14' Cancer | 10°07' Aries | 0°47' Gemini | 3°31' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°50' Pisces | 28°01' Aries | Last Quarter | |
| 20°19' Taurus | 3°22' Pisces | 16°01' Taurus | 20°21' Gemini | 24°00' Aries | 20°24' Cancer | 10°14' Aries | 0°50' Gemini | 3°33' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°51' Pisces | 28°04' Aries | Last Quarter | |
| 21°17' Taurus | 16°26' Pisces | 18°10' Taurus | 21°33' Gemini | 24°45' Aries | 20°33' Cancer | 10°20' Aries | 0°53' Gemini | 3°35' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°50' PiscesR | 28°08' Aries | Waning Crescent | |
| 22°15' Taurus | 29°57' Pisces | 20°19' Taurus | 22°45' Gemini | 25°31' Aries | 20°43' Cancer | 10°26' Aries | 0°57' Gemini | 3°36' Aries | 5°30' AquariusR | 5°48' PiscesR | 28°11' Aries | Waning Crescent | |
| 23°13' Taurus | 13°58' Aries | 22°29' Taurus | 23°57' Gemini | 26°16' Aries | 20°53' Cancer | 10°33' Aries | 1°00' Gemini | 3°38' Aries | 5°29' AquariusR | 5°44' PiscesR | 28°14' Aries | Waning Crescent | |
| 24°11' Taurus | 28°27' Aries | 24°40' Taurus | 25°09' Gemini | 27°01' Aries | 21°03' Cancer | 10°39' Aries | 1°04' Gemini | 3°40' Aries | 5°29' AquariusR | 5°37' PiscesR | 28°18' Aries | Waning Crescent | |
| 25°09' Taurus | 13°20' Taurus | 26°51' Taurus | 26°21' Gemini | 27°47' Aries | 21°12' Cancer | 10°45' Aries | 1°07' Gemini | 3°41' Aries | 5°29' AquariusR | 5°28' PiscesR | 28°21' Aries | New Moon | |
| 26°07' Taurus | 28°29' Taurus | 29°02' Taurus | 27°33' Gemini | 28°32' Aries | 21°23' Cancer | 10°51' Aries | 1°11' Gemini | 3°43' Aries | 5°29' AquariusR | 5°17' PiscesR | 28°24' Aries | New Moon | |
| 27°05' Taurus | 13°44' Gemini | 1°13' Gemini | 28°45' Gemini | 29°17' Aries | 21°33' Cancer | 10°57' Aries | 1°14' Gemini | 3°44' Aries | 5°28' AquariusR | 5°07' PiscesR | 28°28' Aries | New Moon | |
| 28°02' Taurus | 28°53' Gemini | 3°24' Gemini | 29°56' Gemini | 0°02' Taurus | 21°43' Cancer | 11°03' Aries | 1°18' Gemini | 3°46' Aries | 5°28' AquariusR | 4°57' PiscesR | 28°31' Aries | Waxing Crescent | |
| 29°00' Taurus | 13°47' Cancer | 5°34' Gemini | 1°08' Cancer | 0°48' Taurus | 21°53' Cancer | 11°09' Aries | 1°21' Gemini | 3°47' Aries | 5°28' AquariusR | 4°49' PiscesR | 28°34' Aries | Waxing Crescent | |
| 29°58' Taurus | 28°20' Cancer | 7°42' Gemini | 2°20' Cancer | 1°33' Taurus | 22°04' Cancer | 11°14' Aries | 1°25' Gemini | 3°49' Aries | 5°27' AquariusR | 4°44' PiscesR | 28°37' Aries | Waxing Crescent | |
| 0°56' Gemini | 12°26' Leo | 9°50' Gemini | 3°31' Cancer | 2°18' Taurus | 22°14' Cancer | 11°20' Aries | 1°28' Gemini | 3°50' Aries | 5°27' AquariusR | 4°42' PiscesR | 28°40' Aries | First Quarter | |
| 1°53' Gemini | 26°07' Leo | 11°56' Gemini | 4°43' Cancer | 3°03' Taurus | 22°25' Cancer | 11°26' Aries | 1°32' Gemini | 3°52' Aries | 5°26' AquariusR | 4°41' PiscesR | 28°44' Aries | First Quarter | |
| 2°51' Gemini | 9°23' Virgo | 14°00' Gemini | 5°54' Cancer | 3°48' Taurus | 22°35' Cancer | 11°32' Aries | 1°35' Gemini | 3°53' Aries | 5°26' AquariusR | 4°41' PiscesR | 28°47' Aries | First Quarter | |
| 3°49' Gemini | 22°18' Virgo | 16°02' Gemini | 7°05' Cancer | 4°33' Taurus | 22°46' Cancer | 11°37' Aries | 1°39' Gemini | 3°54' Aries | 5°25' AquariusR | 4°41' PiscesR | 28°50' Aries | First Quarter | |
| 4°46' Gemini | 4°55' Libra | 18°02' Gemini | 8°17' Cancer | 5°17' Taurus | 22°57' Cancer | 11°43' Aries | 1°42' Gemini | 3°56' Aries | 5°25' AquariusR | 4°38' PiscesR | 28°53' Aries | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 5°44' Gemini | 17°19' Libra | 19°59' Gemini | 9°28' Cancer | 6°02' Taurus | 23°08' Cancer | 11°48' Aries | 1°46' Gemini | 3°57' Aries | 5°24' AquariusR | 4°34' PiscesR | 28°56' Aries | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 6°42' Gemini | 29°33' Libra | 21°54' Gemini | 10°39' Cancer | 6°47' Taurus | 23°19' Cancer | 11°53' Aries | 1°49' Gemini | 3°58' Aries | 5°24' AquariusR | 4°26' PiscesR | 28°59' Aries | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 7°39' Gemini | 11°39' Scorpio | 23°47' Gemini | 11°50' Cancer | 7°31' Taurus | 23°30' Cancer | 11°59' Aries | 1°53' Gemini | 4°00' Aries | 5°23' AquariusR | 4°16' PiscesR | 29°02' Aries | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 8°37' Gemini | 23°39' Scorpio | 25°37' Gemini | 13°01' Cancer | 8°16' Taurus | 23°41' Cancer | 12°04' Aries | 1°56' Gemini | 4°01' Aries | 5°23' AquariusR | 4°03' PiscesR | 29°05' Aries | Full Moon | |
| 9°34' Gemini | 5°35' Sagittarius | 27°24' Gemini | 14°12' Cancer | 9°01' Taurus | 23°52' Cancer | 12°09' Aries | 2°00' Gemini | 4°02' Aries | 5°22' AquariusR | 3°50' PiscesR | 29°08' Aries | Full Moon |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Plutoturns retrograde5° Aquarius
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Mercuryenters Taurus
Mercuryenters Gemini
Marsenters Taurus
Venusenters Cancer
Sunenters Gemini
Moon phases
Full Moon11°20' Scorpio
Last Quarter19°14' Aquarius
New Moon25°57' Taurus
First Quarter2°20' Virgo
Full Moon9°55' Sagittarius
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Mars square · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Venus square · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Mercury conjunction · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Saturn trine · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter square · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Sagittarius
Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which planets are retrograde in May 2026?
In May 2026 the stations are: Pluto turns retrograde (6 May). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in May 2026?
The Full Moon is on 1 May at 17:23 UTC, in Scorpio.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .