New moon May 2025 in Gemini

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 6°06′ Gemini, the Moon actually stands in front of Taurus, the bull, not the constellation Gemini is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 6°05′ Gemini, is in front of Taurus.

More about TaurusWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 360,032 km from Earth, this is the 3rd closest of the 12 new moons of 2025.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 26 May 2025 at 01:34 UTC, 25 hours before the exact new moon, at 359,014 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 7 June 2025 at 405,543 km. When a full or new moon falls this close to perigee, tides tend to run a little higher than usual for a day or two.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a trine from Pluto, 2.4° from exact. A trine from Pluto tends to make its themes easy to draw on. With Mercury right beside the Moon, its themes tend to blend into the feel of these days. A sextile from Neptune offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. Pluto is retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Taurus.
• Saturn is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 71.4° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the total lunar eclipse at the full moon of September 2025.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Sagittarius on 11 June 2025. It ends with the next new moon on 25 June 2025.

A new moon in Gemini

The Sun and Moon meet in Gemini, so this new moon is about ideas, words and curiosity. A good moment to start a conversation, a course or a list.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Gemini

Gemini Moon days are busy and chatty. Messages pile up, plans change and curiosity runs high, so it's a good time for errands, learning and catching up with people.

More about the Moon in Gemini

The same moon in other years

• Next yearNew moon May 2026, Taurus
• Next new moon in GeminiNew moon June 2026, Gemini