Fishing moon calendar – May 6, 2026
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)May 6, 2026 Date: May 6, 2026 Day of the week: Wednesday Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 00:02 Moonset: ↓ 06:43 Moon Sign: Capricorn ♑ Element: Earth Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Root Days |
18 lunar day – until 00:02
19 lunar day – from 00:02
Moon position on May 6, 2026
On May 6 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Capricorn ♑, according to the calendar it is the 19 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 81%. Moonrise will occur at 00:02 and sunset at 06:43.
- 18 lunar day until 00:02 – The fish are attacking the food confidently, greedily snatching up every bait offered to them.
- 19 lunar day from 00:02 – This is the perfect excuse to leave the house and go fishing - the fish are biting and they're biting hard!
Summary: today is a favourable day for fishing.