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Lunar calendar for May 2027

The month’s root, leaf, flower, and fruit days, following the lunar custom of the vegetable garden, to try without making it a rule.

  • phases
  • gardening
  • May

2 lunations in May

The essentials

May 2027 at a glance

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A month of Moon day by day, with the gardening days that tradition draws from it.

Full moon
May 20, 12 h 59, in Scorpio
Ascending Moon
Days 1–8, 22–31
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By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The month

May 2027 at a glance

Each cell: the phase at noon, the Moon’s sign, and, in color, the type of day according to the gardening tradition.

Lunar calendar for May 2027, Paris time
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12
345612 h 59789
1011121306 h 44141516
1718192012 h 59212223
242526272815 h 582930
31
  • Root days
  • Leaf days
  • Flower days
  • Fruit days
  • Time of a main phase
Gardening by the Moon

The days of May according to tradition

Roots, leaves, flowers, fruits

According to the gardening tradition, each day is a root, leaf, flower, or fruit day depending on the sign the Moon is in.

  • Root days

    Moon in ♉︎ Taurus, ♍︎ Virgo, ♑︎ Capricorn

    Days 5–7, 14 and 15, 23–25

  • Leaf days

    Moon in ♋︎ Cancer, ♏︎ Scorpio, ♓︎ Pisces

    Days 1 and 2, 10 and 11, 18–20, 28–30

  • Flower days

    Moon in ♊︎ Gemini, ♎︎ Libra, ♒︎ Aquarius

    Days 8 and 9, 16 and 17, 26 and 27

  • Fruit days

    Moon in ♈︎ Aries, ♌︎ Leo, ♐︎ Sagittarius

    Days 3 and 4, 12 and 13, 21 and 22, 31

What tradition does with each type of day →

Gardening by the Moon is a reported tradition, not a proven method: something to try, not a rule to follow blindly. The dates and signs, on the other hand, are calculated. Why?

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Day by day

The 31 days in detail

How is it calculated?

The Moon’s phase, sign, and declination calculated at noon (Paris time); phase times to the minute.

Frequently asked questions about the May 2027 lunar calendar

When is the May 2027 new moon?

On Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 12 h 59, Paris time, with the Moon in Taurus.

When is the May 2027 full moon?

On Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 12 h 59, Paris time, with the Moon in Scorpio.

What are the root days in May 2027?

According to the tradition of gardening by the Moon, root days are those when the Moon crosses an earth sign (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn): in May 2027, days 5–7, 14 and 15, 23–25 (Moon at noon, Paris time). Leaf days: 1 and 2, 10 and 11, 18–20, 28–30; flower days: 8 and 9, 16 and 17, 26 and 27; fruit days: 3 and 4, 12 and 13, 21 and 22, 31.

Ascending or descending Moon in May 2027?

The Moon is ascending (its declination increases, it rises a little higher in the sky each day) on days 1–8, 22–31, and descending on days 9–21. Not to be confused with the waxing Moon, which depends on the phase.

Is gardening by this calendar proven?

To garden by the Moon, tradition first chooses the Moon’s direction, ascending for sowing, descending for planting, then the type of day for the part of the plant in question. This month’s table shows them day by day. Keep in mind that no trial has confirmed any effect: weather and soil matter far more.