Eclipses 2027: Dates, Signs and Where to See Them

The eclipses of 2027 bring five events: two solar eclipses and three lunar ones. One of them is the headline astronomical event of the year, the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027, which crosses southern Spain, North Africa and Egypt and lasts over six minutes at its peak. Below you'll find every eclipse with its date, peak time in UTC, type, zodiac sign and where on Earth it can be seen, followed by a calm look at what astrologers make of them.

Everything was calculated from the Sun's and Moon's positions and checked against NASA's eclipse listings and timeanddate. Times are in UTC, signs are tropical, and "peak" means the moment of greatest eclipse.

Eclipses 2027 at a glance

A solar eclipse happens at a new moon and a lunar eclipse at a full moon, so eclipses come in seasons of two or three about a fortnight apart: 6 and 20 February, then 18 July, 2 August and 17 August. For all the dates of the lunations, see our full moon calendar for 2027.

There are no total or partial lunar eclipses in 2027, only penumbral ones. These are subtle: the Moon passes through the faint outer shadow of the Earth and dims only slightly, and most people would not notice it without a camera.

When is the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027?

The total solar eclipse reaches its greatest moment on 2 August 2027 at about 10:06 UTC, near Luxor in Egypt. The Sun and Moon are at 9°55′ Leo.

The path of totality, a band roughly 258 km wide, crosses:

• the Strait of Gibraltar and a small stretch of southern Spain, including the coast near Cádiz and Málaga;
• Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya along the North African coast;
• Egypt, where totality lasts longest, about 6 minutes 20 seconds, close to Luxor and Lake Nasser;
• Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, before the shadow leaves the Earth over the Indian Ocean.

A partial eclipse is visible across all of Europe, much of Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The press often calls it the "eclipse of the century", a slight exaggeration, but the length of totality and the easy-to-reach path through Spain and the Mediterranean certainly make it a big event.

If you plan to watch, use proper eclipse glasses or a certified filter at all times outside the brief totality itself; looking directly at the partially eclipsed Sun is not safe.

When is the annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027?

The annular eclipse peaks on 6 February 2027 at about 15:59 UTC, at 17°37′ Aquarius. In an annular eclipse the Moon is slightly too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely, so a bright "ring of fire" remains. The ring is visible from a narrow path crossing Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, and out over the South Atlantic. A partial eclipse is seen across much of South America and the Atlantic coast of Africa. It isn't visible from Europe or North America.

The lunar eclipses of 2027

All three are penumbral, so their mood is quieter than the solar ones.

• 20 February 2027, peak 23:12 UTC, 1°58′ Virgo. Seen from the Americas, Europe and Africa. It comes two weeks after the annular eclipse.
• 18 July 2027, peak 16:02 UTC, 25°57′ Capricorn. Best placed for Asia, Australia and the Pacific, where the Moon is up at that hour.
• 17 August 2027, peak 07:13 UTC, 24°04′ Aquarius. Visible from the Pacific, the Americas and Australia, a fortnight after the total solar eclipse.

Whether you can see a given penumbral eclipse depends on whether the Moon is above your horizon at the time. Local clocks vary, so a peak late in the evening in UTC may already be the next day in Asia and Australia.

What do eclipses mean in astrology?

Eclipses are traditionally read as turning points. Where an ordinary new or full moon marks a monthly rhythm, an eclipse is a stronger version: a new moon or full moon that closes one chapter and opens another. Astrologers often link solar eclipses with beginnings, changes of direction and new circumstances, and lunar eclipses with endings, revelations and things coming to a head.

A calm way to think about them:

• They're themes, not events. An eclipse doesn't cause anything. It highlights an area of life in a given period, and often it confirms something that has been building for a while.
• Effects are said to unfold over weeks and months, not on the day itself. Some astrologers watch the six months or so around each eclipse.
• Nothing here is a prediction. There's no need to change plans or fear a date.

The eclipse signs of 2027

Eclipses cluster in pairs of opposite signs, because they happen near the Moon's nodes. Early 2027 belongs to Aquarius and Leo, and later in the year the same axis returns. The 2 August total eclipse in Leo, the sign of the heart, creativity, confidence and visibility, is the strongest of these. The February annular eclipse in Aquarius touches community, friendships, ideals and technology. The Virgo lunar eclipse brings daily routines, work and health habits into focus, in a practical way. The Capricorn and Aquarius lunar eclipses speak of structures and long-term goals and then groups and futures.

Whether any of this speaks to you depends on where these degrees fall in your own chart. If an eclipse lands within a few degrees of one of your planets, Sun, Moon or Rising degree, astrologers tend to say you will notice it more. The Aquarius and Leo degrees (17°37′ Aquarius and 9°55′ Leo) are the ones worth checking in your birth chart. If you haven't got a chart yet, our free rising sign calculator is a quick start, and our guide to reading your birth chart shows how to place a degree in your houses.

For the personal version, The Year Ahead lists the eclipses and major transits that touch your own chart across twelve months, in plain language.