The figures
At 13:42 UTC on Sunday, May 13, 2029 the Moon and the Sun meet at 23°05' Taurus. The distance is 402,040 km, 17,640 km further out than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 23°05' Taurus, places it in the third decan of Taurus, on the axis that runs across to Scorpio. It is the 9th of the 24 lunations dated for 2029, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 13:42 UTC on May 13, 2029 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:42 | 13 May |
| Los Angeles | 06:42 | 13 May |
| London | 14:42 | 13 May |
| Delhi | 19:12 | 13 May |
| Sydney | 23:42 | 13 May |
| Istanbul | 16:42 | 13 May |
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this new moon at 23°05' Taurus falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Taurus | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Gemini | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Cancer | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Leo | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Virgo | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Libra | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Scorpio | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Sagittarius | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Capricorn | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Aquarius | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Pisces | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
A new moon in Taurus
Anything within a couple of degrees of 23°05' Taurus in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Scorpio, Leo or Aquarius, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the new moon of May 13, 2029 marks is a position rather than an event: 23°05' Taurus, in the third decan, with the Sun at 23°05' Taurus. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 23°05' Taurus, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 14 days after May 13, 2029.
- Before it: the full moon of April 28, 2029
- After it: the full moon of May 27, 2029
- The last new moon in Taurus: April 24, 2028
Questions people ask about this
What time is the new moon on May 13, 2029?
13:42 UTC on May 13, 2029; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this new moon in?
23°05' Taurus — the third decan. The chart reading for May 13, 2029 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Does a new moon cause anything?
No. On May 13, 2029 the Moon simply reaches 23°05' Taurus; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.