Moon calendar August 2027
August 2027: New Moon on 2 Aug (Leo), 31 Aug (Virgo), Full Moon on 17 Aug (Aquarius). The Moon changes sign 14 times this month. Below, every day with its phase, Moon sign, void-of-course periods and the traditional good days for starting things, a haircut and gardening, in your time zone.
| Date | Phase | Moon sign | Void of course | New, Full, eclipse | Starting things | Haircut | Garden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun 1 Aug | New Moon1% lit | Cancer→ Leo | → | — | Neutral | Goodto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Mon 2 Aug | New Moon0% lit | Leo | none | New moonTotal solar eclipse | Good | Goodto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Tue 3 Aug | New Moon2% lit | Leo→ Virgo | → | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Wed 4 Aug | Waxing Crescent6% lit | Virgo | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Thu 5 Aug | Waxing Crescent13% lit | Virgo→ Libra | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Fri 6 Aug | Waxing Crescent22% lit | Libra | none | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Sat 7 Aug | First Quarter32% lit | Libra→ Scorpio | → | — | Good | Goodto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Sun 8 Aug | First Quarter43% lit | Scorpio | none | — | Good | Avoid | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Mon 9 Aug | First Quarter53% lit | Scorpio | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Tue 10 Aug | First Quarter63% lit | Scorpio→ Sagittarius | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Wed 11 Aug | Waxing Gibbous72% lit | Sagittarius | none | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Thu 12 Aug | Waxing Gibbous81% lit | Sagittarius→ Capricorn | → | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Fri 13 Aug | Waxing Gibbous88% lit | Capricorn | none | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Sat 14 Aug | Waxing Gibbous93% lit | Capricorn | none | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Sun 15 Aug | Full Moon97% lit | Capricorn→ Aquarius | → | — | Good | Neutralto grow hair | GoodSow leafy and fruiting crops |
Mon 16 Aug | Full Moon99% lit | Aquarius | none | — | Good | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Tue 17 Aug | Full Moon100% lit | Aquarius→ Pisces | → | Full moonPenumbral lunar eclipse | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Wed 18 Aug | Full Moon99% lit | Pisces | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Thu 19 Aug | Waning Gibbous96% lit | Pisces | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Fri 20 Aug | Waning Gibbous91% lit | Pisces→ Aries | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Sat 21 Aug | Waning Gibbous84% lit | Aries | none | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Sun 22 Aug | Waning Gibbous76% lit | Aries→ Taurus | → | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Mon 23 Aug | Last Quarter67% lit | Taurus | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Tue 24 Aug | Last Quarter57% lit | Taurus→ Gemini | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | AvoidRest the garden |
Wed 25 Aug | Last Quarter46% lit | Gemini | none | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Thu 26 Aug | Last Quarter35% lit | Gemini | → | — | Neutral | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Fri 27 Aug | Waning Crescent24% lit | Gemini→ Cancer | → | — | Avoid | Avoid | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Sat 28 Aug | Waning Crescent15% lit | Cancer | none | — | Avoid | Goodto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Sun 29 Aug | Waning Crescent7% lit | Cancer→ Leo | → | — | Avoid | Goodto slow growth | GoodSow root crops, prune |
Mon 30 Aug | New Moon2% lit | Leo | none | — | Neutral | Goodto slow growth | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Tue 31 Aug | New Moon0% lit | Leo→ Virgo | → | New moon | Neutral | Goodto slow growth | NeutralWeeding and tending, little sowing |
Times are shown in your time zone (UTC). Without JavaScript they are UTC. Rows are UTC dates.
Asked often
When is the Full Moon in August 2027?
The Full Moon falls on 17 Aug (Aquarius). The New Moon falls on 2 Aug (Leo), 31 Aug (Virgo). Times follow your time zone, so the date can differ by one day from calendars set to another zone.
What is a void-of-course Moon?
The Moon is void of course between its last exact aspect to the Sun or a planet and its entry into the next sign. Astrologers traditionally avoid starting important things then. Days in August 2027 with the Moon void for six hours or more: 4 Aug, 5 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 23 Aug.
What are the best days for a haircut in August 2027?
By the tradition (Moon in Taurus, Cancer, Leo or Libra, not void of course): 1 Aug, 2 Aug, 3 Aug, 6 Aug, 7 Aug, 28 Aug, 29 Aug, 30 Aug. A waxing Moon is said to make hair grow faster and a waning Moon slower. This is folk tradition, not science.
When should I sow and plant in August 2027?
Old almanacs sow when the Moon is in a fertile sign and not void of course: 1 Aug, 6 Aug, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, 28 Aug. Leafy and fruiting crops go in while the Moon waxes, root crops while it wanes. It is tradition, not tested agronomy.
Why do the times differ from another Moon calendar?
Moon calendars use different time zones. This page converts every time to the zone of your device and uses UTC when it cannot. Phases and sign changes are computed from astronomical positions and are good to about a minute.
Are the good-day columns scientific?
No. The Moon phase and the Moon sign are astronomy. Which days suit a haircut, a new start or the garden is traditional folk astrology, shown with the rules used so that you can judge it yourself.
How the traditional columns work
The phase, Moon sign and void-of-course times are astronomy and are computed. The three right-hand columns are folk tradition, not tested science. We apply fixed rules and print them here.
Starting things: good in a waxing Moon, neutral in a waning one, avoid on the waning crescent days before the New Moon and when the Moon is void of course for 6 hours or more of the day.
Haircut: good with the Moon in Taurus, Cancer, Leo or Libra, avoid with the Moon in Aries, Gemini, Scorpio or Aquarius or when void. A waxing Moon is said to make hair grow faster, a waning Moon slower.
Garden: good with the Moon in a fertile sign (Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces); sow leafy and fruiting crops while the Moon waxes and root crops while it wanes. Other signs are for weeding and tending, and a void Moon is a day off.
A day counts as void when the Moon is void of course for 6 hours or more of it. The Moon sign shown is the sign at the start of the UTC day; the following sign change is listed under it.
How this sky meets your chart
These dates are the same for everyone. A personal forecast reads them against your own natal chart: which planets the transits touch, in which houses, by topic. Symbolic guidance for reflection, never predictions about health or money.