🌑 New Moon 2026
New Moon in Taurus
Venus blesses the Bull's New Moon near star Algol — plant seeds of wealth, pleasure, and unshakeable material security.
What This New Moon Brings
After the fire and fury of April's Aries alignment, the cosmos downshifts into velvet. The New Moon in Taurus on May 16 at 25°57' arrives conjunct Venus — Taurus' ruling planet — creating one of the most sensually rich, materially potent lunations of 2026. If the Aries New Moon was a battle cry, this one is a love letter written on Egyptian cotton.
Venus' conjunction with this New Moon is a gift. Taurus is already the zodiac's patron saint of earthly pleasure — fine food, beautiful objects, financial stability, and the kind of physical comfort that makes you exhale from somewhere deep in your bones. When Venus joins the lunation, these themes are doubled and blessed. Intentions around wealth, beauty, self-worth, and sensual enjoyment carry an almost magnetic quality. What you desire is also desiring you.
The proximity to the fixed star Algol adds a fascinating edge. Algol has an ancient reputation as a difficult star, but modern astrologers understand it as intensely transformative — particularly around feminine power and the reclamation of what's been demonized or suppressed. Combined with the Venus-Taurus sweetness, this New Moon asks: what have you been denying yourself? What abundance have you been told you don't deserve? Plant those seeds anyway. The soil is impossibly fertile.
Astrological Analysis
This new Moon falls exactly on the star Algol, but it is conjunct the ruler Venus and sextile the great Benefic Jupiter! So the heavy
energy of the star, can be transformed into a good new direction. A complex or difficult situation can find an auspicious solution.
Since Venus (money) is conjunct the New Moon in Taurus (resources) on a star of wealth (Algol) this is a wonderful time for financial
initiatives or ceremonies which lead eventually to material growth and self- sufficiency.
Visualize or write the material results you want, have it daily for a month in front of you (like a phone screen etc.) you can really tap
into the wealth creating energy of this New Moon. If new ideas come to you this month, they can really become a source of financial
opportunity down here road.
Active Retrogrades During This New Moon
How It Affects Your Sign
Select your Sun, Moon, or Rising sign for a personalized reading.
Aries
Your 2nd house of income and self-worth is wrapped in Venusian silk. This New Moon is practically begging you to upgrade your relationship with money. Set intentions around earning more, spending more intentionally, and believing — truly believing — that your value isn't measured by how hard you hustle. Financial seeds planted now grow slowly but produce abundantly.
Taurus
This is YOUR New Moon, blessed by your ruling planet Venus. The 1st house of identity and self-presentation is activated — you have cosmic permission to become more beautiful, more wealthy, more comfortable, and more unapologetically yourself. Set intentions around personal reinvention that honors your body, your aesthetic, and your right to pleasure. You are the garden and the gardener.
Gemini
The 12th house of the subconscious receives Taurus' grounding energy. Hidden resources — financial, emotional, spiritual — are quietly available to you. Set intentions around discovering wealth you didn't know you had, whether that's a forgotten talent, an undervalued asset, or a relationship to abundance that's been blocked by old beliefs. The treasure is already buried in your backyard.
Cancer
Your 11th house of community and long-term hopes is nourished by this Venus-kissed lunation. The friendships and groups you cultivate now should feel like home — warm, reliable, and nourishing. Set intentions around building a social life that sustains you rather than drains you. Collaborative financial ventures and community-based abundance are especially favored.
Leo
The 10th house of career gets the Taurus luxury treatment. Your professional reputation benefits from emphasizing quality over quantity, beauty over busyness. Set intentions around career moves that increase both your income and your sense of dignity. This is the New Moon to pursue work that pays well AND feels good. Venus says you don't have to choose.
Virgo
Your fellow earth sign activates your 9th house of expansion and higher learning. Travel for pleasure — not obligation — is cosmically endorsed. Set intentions around learning something that delights your senses: wine appreciation, landscape painting, herbalism, cooking in a foreign country. Taurus wants your education to be embodied, not just intellectual.
Libra
Venus, your ruling planet, is conjunct this New Moon in your 8th house of shared resources and deep transformation. Financial partnerships, investments, and inheritances are highlighted with unusual grace. Set intentions around the kind of intimate sharing — emotional and material — that requires trust. Joint ventures started now have Venus' personal blessing.
Scorpio
This New Moon opposes your sign, activating your 7th house of partnerships. Venus' presence softens the opposition beautifully — relationships initiated or renewed now carry genuine warmth and material stability. Set intentions around what you want to build with another person. Commitment that includes comfort, loyalty, and shared pleasures is the goal.
Sagittarius
The 6th house of health and daily routines gets the Taurus treatment — finally, a health routine that feels like self-care rather than self-punishment. Set intentions around nourishing your body with excellent food, enjoyable movement, and adequate rest. Venus conjunct this New Moon says your wellness practice should include pleasure as a non-negotiable ingredient.
Capricorn
Your 5th house of creativity and romance is draped in Venusian beauty. This is one of the most romantically and artistically favorable New Moons of 2026 for you. Set intentions around creative projects with aesthetic integrity, romantic connections built on genuine attraction, and the radical act of doing something purely because it brings you joy.
Aquarius
The 4th house of home and emotional security receives this luxurious energy. Your living space wants to become a sanctuary. Set intentions around home improvements, real estate decisions, or simply making your environment more beautiful and comfortable. Venus says your home should be the place where your nervous system finally relaxes.
Pisces
Your 3rd house of communication and learning is enriched by Taurus' sensory intelligence. Set intentions around writing that has texture, conversations that have warmth, or studying something with your hands as well as your mind. A poetry practice, an artisanal skill, or a beautiful journal for daily reflection — Taurus wants your words to have weight and beauty.
Intention Setting
New Moons are for planting seeds. Set intentions with these practices.
Abundance Feast Ritual
Prepare a meal using the finest ingredients you can afford — even if it's just really good olive oil on excellent bread. Eat slowly, with full attention to flavor and texture. As you eat, silently name everything you're grateful for having. Taurus understands that abundance isn't something you pursue; it's something you practice. Venus blesses this meal as a prayer.
Venus Money Jar
Find a beautiful jar or vessel — aesthetics matter to Taurus. Write your financial intention on green paper and place it inside. Add a coin for every day between this New Moon and the next Full Moon. Each time you drop in a coin, repeat your intention. The physical accumulation mirrors your financial goal and satisfies Taurus' need for tangible proof that things are growing.
Sensory Inventory
Write down one thing you're grateful for in each of the five senses: a sound you love, a texture that comforts you, a taste that delights you, a scent that grounds you, a sight that moves you. This inventory reconnects you to the body — Taurus' temple. Then write an intention for one sensory pleasure you want more of in your life. The New Moon will magnetize it toward you.
Rose Quartz Intention Planting
Hold a piece of rose quartz — Venus' stone — in your left hand (the receiving hand). Close your eyes and picture your intention as already real: the bank balance, the beautiful home, the relationship, the body at peace. Feel the pleasure of having it. Place the stone on your windowsill where it can absorb moonlight. Carry it with you for the two weeks following the New Moon.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Venus conjunct the Taurus New Moon mean for manifesting?
Venus is the planet of attraction, beauty, and value — and Taurus is Venus' home sign. When Venus conjuncts the New Moon in its own sign, the law of attraction is operating at peak efficiency. Intentions around money, love, beauty, comfort, and self-worth are magnetically charged. This is widely considered one of the best lunations of 2026 for material manifestation.
What is the influence of fixed star Algol on this New Moon?
Algol, located near 26° Taurus, has an ancient reputation as a challenging star associated with Medusa mythology. Modern astrologers interpret it as a point of intense transformation — particularly around reclaiming power that has been suppressed, shamed, or feared. Near this Venus-blessed New Moon, Algol adds depth: your abundance intentions may require confronting beliefs about what you're "allowed" to have.
Is the Taurus New Moon good for financial decisions?
Extremely. Taurus is the zodiac's most financially grounded sign, and Venus' conjunction ensures that money-related intentions are blessed with both practicality and magnetism. This is an excellent time to start a savings plan, set an income goal, invest in quality assets, or begin a business rooted in something you genuinely value. Avoid impulse purchases, though — Taurus prefers investments that appreciate over time.
How should I work with this New Moon for self-worth?
Taurus rules self-worth at its most fundamental level — not what you do, but what you are. Venus' presence makes this the ideal New Moon to set intentions around truly valuing yourself. Write a list of what you bring to the world. Set a boundary that reflects your worth. Raise a price. Accept a compliment without deflecting. The New Moon says your value is not negotiable, and the universe is ready to reflect that back to you.
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