New Moon in Taurus

The Moon catches up with the Sun at 25°58′ Taurus on 16 May 2026, 20:03 UTC. Both bodies stand at the same degree, which is what a new moon is: the Moon is between us and the Sun, its lit face turned away, invisible from the ground.

Traditionally this is the start of a cycle rather than the end of one — the point at which something is begun quietly and without much evidence it will work. The earth quality of Taurus colours what is being started: something practical, slow and material is being set down — the kind of start that only looks like progress in hindsight.

Because Taurus is fixed, the cycle it opens tends to build slowly, hold on hard, and resist being redirected once underway.