Full Moon Calendar 2027: Dates, Times and Zodiac Signs

The full moon calendar for 2027 has twelve full moons, one in every month, and thirteen new moons. Below you'll find each one with its date, the exact time in UTC and the zodiac sign the Moon (or, at a new moon, the Sun and Moon together) sits in. There is also a short note on the traditional names, on the one blue moon of the year, and on how to read a lunation in your own chart.

All moments were calculated from the Moon's and Sun's positions and checked against published lunar-phase tables. Times are in UTC, and signs are tropical, as on every page of this site. Your local date can differ by a day, especially east of Europe.

Full moon dates 2027: all twelve at a glance

A full moon happens at the exact instant the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky. Astrologically, that means the Moon sits in the sign opposite the Sun's sign, at almost the same degree.

Two things stand out. The 22 January full moon falls in Leo, and the 20 February one in Virgo, so the year opens in the fixed, proud signs. And Scorpio hosts two full moons: the 20 April Moon sits at the very start of the sign, and the 20 May Moon at the very end of it.

What are the traditional full moon names?

The familiar names (Wolf Moon, Snow Moon and so on) come from folk calendars of northern Europe and North America, tied to the seasons rather than to astrology. They're charming, but they follow the calendar month, not the zodiac, and they describe the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed, so a "Strawberry Moon" in June means little in Sydney or Cape Town. Treat the names as colour, not as meaning.

The Harvest Moon is the one with an astronomical definition: it is the full moon nearest the September equinox. In 2027 that is the 15 September full moon. The Hunter's Moon follows it a month later.

Is there a blue moon in 2027?

There is no "monthly" blue moon in 2027. That version, the second full moon in a single calendar month, doesn't happen this year, because the twelve full moons fall one per month.

There is, however, a seasonal blue moon. By the older definition, a blue moon is the third full moon in an astronomical season that holds four. Spring 2027 runs from the March equinox (20 March, 20:24 UTC) to the June solstice (21 June, 14:11 UTC). It contains four full moons: 22 March, 20 April, 20 May and 19 June. That makes the 20 May 2027 full moon, at 29° Scorpio, the seasonal blue moon.

The Moon doesn't turn blue, of course; the name is simply about counting. Astrologically it is an ordinary full moon, though the Moon is at 29° Scorpio, the final degree of its sign, which many astrologers read as a point of completion.

New moon dates 2027: all thirteen

At a new moon, the Moon lines up with the Sun and is invisible from Earth. The Sun and Moon share the same sign, and astrologers traditionally use new moons for fresh starts and intentions.

There are thirteen new moons because the first falls early (7 January) and the last late (27 December), so a lunar cycle of about 29.5 days fits in thirteen times before the year ends.

Two of these new moons are also solar eclipses: 6 February (annular, in Aquarius) and 2 August (total, in Leo). Both are covered, together with the year's lunar eclipses, in our guide to the 2027 eclipses. Three full moons are penumbral lunar eclipses too: 20 February, 18 July and 17 August.

What does the Moon's sign tell you at a full moon?

A full moon is a culmination: whatever the Moon's sign is about tends to become visible, emotional or complete. The Sun is always in the opposite sign, so each full moon is really a conversation between two signs.

• January (Leo, with the Sun in Aquarius): self-expression against belonging to the group.
• February (Virgo, Sun in Pisces): practical detail against the bigger, vaguer picture.
• March (Libra, Sun in Aries): a classic balance of "me" and "us".
• April and May (Scorpio, Sun in Taurus): depth, trust and what you value against what you simply own.
• June (Sagittarius, Sun in Gemini): the big view against the local, immediate one.
• July (Capricorn, Sun in Cancer): responsibility against emotional safety.
• August (Aquarius, Sun in Leo): the individual against the collective.
• September (Pisces, Sun in Virgo): intuition against analysis.
• October (Aries, Sun in Libra): acting alone against acting together.
• November (Taurus, Sun in Scorpio): comfort and security against intensity and change.
• December (Gemini, Sun in Sagittarius): the closing full moon asks what you have learned and what you want to say about it.

None of these is a prediction. They are themes you can use as a prompt for reflection, and many people simply notice a heightened mood or a bit less sleep around the full moon.

How a full moon touches your own chart

The sign is the same for everyone, but the house it falls in is personal. A Leo full moon lights up one area of life for a Gemini Rising and a very different one for a Capricorn Rising. It matters even more if the full moon lands close to one of your planets or angles: within a few degrees is a good rule of thumb.

If you don't know your Moon sign yet, the free Moon sign calculator tells you in seconds, and our guide to the Moon sign explains what it says about your emotional nature. For a personal view of the eclipses and major transits that touch your chart, The Complete Birth Chart covers your next twelve months.