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May 16th – Best Day to …
Moon’s Astrological Place in the Zodiac
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May 16
Capricorn
Goat Knees
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May 17
Capricorn
Goat Knees
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May 18
Aquarius
Waterman Legs
Gardening Calendar
May 15th
– May 17th
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Plant late beets, potatoes, onions, carrots, and other root crops.

Current Moon Phase
Waning Gibbous
72% of Full
United States
May 16th
Northeast & New England
Clearing skies in time for Preakness at Pimlico.
Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
Clearing skies.
Southeast U.S.
Clearing skies.
North Central U.S.
Fair skies, then some rain.
South Central U.S.
Fair skies, then unsettled with some rain.
Northwest U.S.
Fair, then turning unsettled with some rain.
Southwest U.S.
Fair skies, then unsettled with some rain.
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