Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, August 2027
Exact on August 17, 2027 at 09:13 (CEST). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
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The facts at a glance
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
Exact moment
August 17, 2027, 09:13
CEST · 07:13 UT
Countdown
281 days
until the exact moment
Zodiac
Aquarius
24°04'
Event type
Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
How often?
2.3 times a year
this one is penumbral, like 37.3 % of all lunar eclipses
Next time
January 12, 2028
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
Many feel a moment like this in the days before: themes come up, conversations turn to it. The exact time is the peak, not the start.
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
24°04' Aquarius
On August 17, 2027 a lunar eclipse takes place in Aquarius.
What Aquarius adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Aquarius stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Aquarius sits in your chart.
Eclipse Bingo
Which of these do you know around this day? Tap what fits. Three in a row is bingo.
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Who notices it most
- AquariusThe sign itself
- LeoOpposite
- TaurusAt a right angle
- ScorpioAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 24°04' Aquarius. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What the lunar eclipse can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
January 12, 2028
Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on January 12, 2028. Who joins you?
All 5 eclipses of 2027
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Shadow of the Earth
On August 17, 2027, a lunar eclipse takes place in Aquarius. Astrologically, these are moments where we are invited to look at our innermost needs. Calculate it for free: theastroacademy.com
Read along
On August 17, 2027, you can see the shadow of the Earth. That day, there is a lunar eclipse. Earth simply moves between the Sun and the Moon. Imagine you are standing in front of a bright lamp. Your shadow falls on the wall behind you. In astrology, the Moon is your inner home. An eclipse is an invitation to check in there. What do you truly need to feel safe? This is a moment to check that for yourself. Find out which area of your life this touches at theastroacademy.com.
What does this mean?
On August 17, 2027 at 09:13 (CEST), a lunar eclipse takes place in Aquarius. It works like a Full Moon turned up loud, because Earth casts its shadow onto the Moon. In astrology, eclipses mark major turning points. Whatever surfaces or ends around now tends to echo for a long time.
What does the Moon mean?
Your Moon is the inner life: moods, habits, home. It tells what feeds you, what triggers you, and how you get back to feeling safe when everything gets too noisy, whether that's tea on the sofa or a call to your sister. The Sun describes the person you want to be. The Moon is who you are with no one looking, down to your reflexes, longings and dreams.
What does the Full Moon mean?
Full Moon: the Sun and Moon stand opposite each other, so the Moon is fully lit. What has been building for two weeks becomes visible now. Many people feel it as a peak, a moment to notice what is really going on.
What does Aquarius mean?
Aquarius thinks in groups and breaks a rule once it stops fitting. It sees the bigger system (the group, the network, the next idea) and stays oddly cool about whatever is just in fashion. Where Aquarius is active, things get invented or rebuilt, and someone sketches the future.
Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius
The Full Moon in Aquarius, with the Sun opposite in Leo, brings freedom and belonging to a peak. What stirs quietly underneath becomes visible now and asks you to respond.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
For Aries, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
As Taurus, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
The sign Gemini sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
As Leo, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
For Virgo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
For Libra, a moment like this often just rolls along, like a tailwind on a bike ride. Where does something come easier right now? The focus is your feelings, home and needs: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
As Scorpio, you might get a nudge that feels awkward at first. Check whether it takes you somewhere useful later on. This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
The sign Sagittarius sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you will probably pick up the undertones more than the main tune. They are quiet and can still be useful. The focus is your feelings, home and needs: eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
As Aquarius, you are standing in the middle of this one, since it happens in your sign. Can you feel it? This moment shines a light on your feelings, home and needs, and eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. These days, look closely at your feelings, home and needs, since eclipses count as turning points, so even small decisions reach further than usual. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Keep the day simple. Eclipses are considered intense, so watching gets you further than forcing.
- 2Write down what ends or begins around the eclipse. Six months from now, those lines are worth rereading.
- 3Big decisions can wait a few days until the dust settles.
- 4Find the eclipse sign in your birth chart. That area is often where a new chapter opens.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
Your time windows
Your Time Windows
With dates, and with what you can check in each window.
- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius 2027 by the numbers
The lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027 peaks at 09:13 (CEST). At that moment the Moon stands at 24°04' Aquarius. A full moon turns into an eclipse when it falls close enough to one of the lunar nodes. Those are the two points where the paths of Sun and Moon cross.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | August 17, 2027, 09:13 (CEST) |
| Universal Time | 07:13 UT |
| Event type | Eclipse |
| Moon | 24°04' Aquarius |
| Sun | 24°11' Leo |
| Eclipse type | penumbral |
| Underlying lunation | Full Moon in Aquarius · August 17, 2027 |
| Partner eclipse | Solar Eclipse in Leo · August 2, 2027 |
| Next occurrence | Lunar Eclipse in Cancer · January 12, 2028 |
The moon phase behind it has a page of its own too: Full Moon in Aquarius. Eclipses arrive in pairs. This season's partner eclipse falls on August 2, 2027. The next lunar eclipse follows on January 12, 2028. The Aquarius sign profile explains the sign, and the 2027 astrology calendar has every date. The list of every eclipse shows how the series hangs together.
How to read the data
- Type: total, partial, annular or penumbral tells you how much of the disc gets covered. For the astrological reading, the sign counts for more.
- Visibility: your location decides whether you can watch it yourself. The astrological moment is identical everywhere on Earth.
How often is there a lunar eclipse?
A year brings 2.28 lunar eclipses on average, anywhere from 2 to 4 depending on the year. Just 36.2 % of them are total. This one is penumbral, as were 37.3 % of all lunar eclipses from 1900 to 2100.
For an eclipse, a full moon has to happen while the Moon sits near one of its nodes, the two spots where its path crosses the Sun's. The timing works out roughly every six months, so eclipses arrive in pairs.
Aquarius saw 42 lunar eclipses between 1900 and 2100. The one before this fell on 27 July 2018, the one after follows on 19 August 2035.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Per year on average | 2.28 |
| At least / at most per year | 2 / 4 |
| Of which total | 36.2 % |
| Share "penumbral" | 37.3 % |
| Lunar eclipses in Aquarius | 42 |
| Previous lunar eclipse | 18 July 2027 |
| Next lunar eclipse | 12 January 2028 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When is the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius in 2027?
- The Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius is on August 17, 2027 at 09:13 CEST (07:13 UT).
- What does the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius mean?
- The Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius amplifies that day's full moon, because the Sun and Moon line up close to the lunar nodes. Whatever has ripened in Aquarius shows up more clearly than at an ordinary full moon. Many people experience days like this as a turning point. See what is moving for you.
- Which zodiac signs does the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius affect most?
- Usually it's Aquarius, because the event takes place in that sign. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.