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May 19th – Best Day to …
- Castrate Farm Animals
- Cut Hair to Slow Growth
- Dig Post Holes
- Host a Party
- Jar Jams/Jellies
- Kill Plant Pests
- Mow to Slow Growth
- Paint
- Potty Train
- Quit Smoking
- Set Eggs
- Start Diet to Lose Weight
- Wash Wooden Floors
- Wean
Moon’s Astrological Place in the Zodiac
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May 19
Aquarius
Waterman Legs
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May 20
Pisces
Fishes Feet
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May 21
Pisces
Fishes Feet

Current Moon Phase
Waning Gibbous
52% of Full
United States
May 19th
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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