When is the May 2033 new moon?
Saturday 28 May 2033, at 11:38 UTC — the moment the Moon and the Sun meet at the same degree of Gemini. Nothing is visible that night, which is why the date is computed rather than observed.
New Moon
The May new moon is exact on Saturday, 28 May 2033 at 11:38 UTC, with the Moon and the Sun together in Gemini.
A new moon in Gemini opens the month for the conversation you keep meaning to start, the course you keep bookmarking, or the writing you show nobody. Keep the commitment small enough that curiosity survives it: Gemini beginnings die of scope, not of boredom.
| Month | Date | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 January 2033 | Capricorn |
| March | 1 March 2033 | Pisces |
| April | 29 April 2033 | Taurus |
| May (this page) | 28 May 2033 | Gemini |
| June | 26 June 2033 | Cancer |
| July | 26 July 2033 | Leo |
| August | 24 August 2033 | Virgo |
| September | 23 September 2033 | Libra |
| October | 23 October 2033 | Scorpio |
| November | 22 November 2033 | Sagittarius |
| December | 21 December 2033 | Capricorn |
Dates are Universal Time (UT). A station close to midnight can fall on the previous day in the Americas and on the next day in Europe.
Saturday 28 May 2033, at 11:38 UTC — the moment the Moon and the Sun meet at the same degree of Gemini. Nothing is visible that night, which is why the date is computed rather than observed.
Gemini, the sign the Sun is passing through. A new moon is a conjunction, so the two bodies always share it, and it moves on by one sign each month.
11:38 UTC in Universal Time, which is one instant everywhere. New York runs five hours behind it, Madrid one or two ahead, Buenos Aires three; if it falls close to midnight your local date sits a day either side of 28 May 2033.
26 June 2033, in Cancer. New moons repeat every 29 or 30 days, and the table above lists all of them for 2033.
Start one thing and keep it small enough to survive the week. The usual practice is to write one to three intentions within a day of 11:38 UTC and take a first step inside forty-eight hours, with Gemini setting the tone. Endings belong to the full moon a fortnight later.