Lunar Calendar for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Moon in Pisces · waning crescent · lunar day 24
- 39% illuminated
- Element Water
- Wet day
- 232,196 miles (373,684 km)
Imagination and compassion grow stronger. Pisces days favor art, daydreams, and helping others. Mind your boundaries; it is easy to give too much away.
Waning crescent
Only a crescent remains, visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. The lunar cycle is closing. In lunar tradition, these quiet days suit rest and wrapping up—the next new moon is near.
On its monthly path across the sky, the Moon is now climbing: seen from the Northern Hemisphere, each day it crosses the sky a little higher than the day before. In planting tradition, the ascending Moon is the time of rising sap—a time for grafting and for harvesting fruit meant to stay fresh.
Element of the day
- Element
- Water
- Day character
- Wet
A wet water day in Pisces is gentle and slow, suited to reflection and unhurried work.
Lunar day 24
The twenty-fourth lunar day favors physical strength and building: construction, repairs, and training.
Lunar days are counted from the new moon: day 1 begins at the new moon, and a cycle has 29 or 30 of them. Tradition gives each day its own character.
Health by lunar tradition
In lunar tradition, extra care goes to the feet, soles, and toes.
Under a waning Moon, the feet appreciate rest: put them up for a while in the evening.
Pisces days belong to the feet. A foot massage or acupressure on the soles is the day’s classic practice, tradition says.
The day’s foot massage needs only five minutes before sleep and a drop of oil.
May favors exercise outdoors; build fitness gradually. Do not underestimate the first strong sun: half an hour of it is plenty at first, and a hat helps.
Food by lunar tradition
- Favored today
- Carbohydrates and starches
Pisces days are starch days. Potatoes, rice, grains, and bread are said to nourish well today, and lettuce is said to be at its juiciest and tastiest. Keep portions modest if bloating is a familiar guest.
With the Moon waning, tradition keeps the starches light; a salad with potatoes suits the day.
In lunar lore, the last days before the new moon prepare the body for a new cycle.
May brings asparagus, strawberries, young lettuce, and radishes. Fresh dairy with spring vegetables makes a simple May meal.
Reach for seasonal foods that suit the day: new potatoes and asparagus.
Tip of the day: baked potatoes in their skins make a full meal today; a yogurt dip and vegetables are enough.
Garden by the moon
- Plant part
- Leaf
May belongs to planting out: once your last frost date has passed, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and zucchini can go outdoors. Sow beans and corn, and plant celeriac and leeks. Harvest the first lettuce and radishes, and late in the month the first strawberries.
Leaves are gathered in the morning once the dew has dried.
The right day for nettle tea from freshly picked leaves.
Pisces days are leaf days: tradition favors sowing and planting everything grown for its leaves, and generous watering. Herbalists gather leaves on Pisces days too, though tradition rates Cancer and Scorpio days higher.
Under a waning Moon, tradition says, the parts of plants below ground take the lead.
Sow and plant everything that bears below ground.
Transplant seedlings and prune trees and shrubs.
On this month’s list for the waning Moon: celeriac.
On leaf days the leafy vegetables and herbs ask for attention: leeks and lettuce.
This is the time to harvest lettuce, radishes, and the first strawberries.
Seasonal advice is for the Northern Hemisphere’s temperate zone; south of the equator, swap the seasons. For the best days of the month, see planting by the moon and the lunar hair calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What moon is May 21st?
On May 21, 2025, the Moon was a waning crescent, 39% lit, in the sign of Pisces. It was day 24 of the lunar cycle.
Is May 21, 2025 a full moon?
No. On May 21, 2025, the Moon was a waning crescent. The nearest full moon after that date was June 11, 2025.
What day is the full moon in May 2025?
The full moon in May 2025 was the Flower Moon on May 12, 2025, at 4:56 PM UTC.
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