July 18, 2027 · ♑︎ Capricorn · Saros 110

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn

Data

Maximum18 July 2027, 16:02 UTC (16:04 TD)
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TypePenumbral
The Moon barely grazes the penumbra (penumbral magnitude 0.002): the dimming is practically undetectable.
Full moon18 July 2027, 15:45 UTC
Moon at 25°49' Capricorn, Sun in Cancer
Saros 110Previous: 7 July 2009, penumbral, 15°24' Capricorn
No eclipse one Saros later: the last of series 110
Lunar node16.5° from the north node
Mean North Node 12°19' Aquarius, South Node 12°19' Leo
SeasonTotal Solar Eclipse, 15 days later
Moon overhead22.5°S, 121.3°E
At maximum; the closer you are, the higher the Moon
Phases (UTC)Penumbral 15:50–16:15

The sky at maximum

Sun 25°49' Cancer · Moon 25°57' Capricorn · Mercury 5°32' Cancer · Venus 19°06' Cancer · Mars 1°58' Libra · Jupiter 28°28' Leo · Saturn 27°27' Aries · Uranus 8°34' Gemini · Neptune 6°38' Aries R · Pluto 6°12' Aquarius R

The Moon is 405,975 km away, 29.4′ across against the Sun’s 31.5′.

Within 5° of the eclipse degree: Saturn square (orb 1°38').

Planets crossing 25°49' Capricorn in the six months after: Venus 16 December, Mars 29 December, Mercury 3 January.

Where it can be seen

CityMoon’s altitude at maximum; rise or set (UTC)
Johannesburg6°
Mumbai26°
Beijing27°
Tokyo29°
Sydney61°

Not visible from the other 9 of the 14 cities checked.

What it means for your sign

Whole-sign houses counted from Capricorn, using your sun sign (or rising sign).

Capricorn

1st house · self and image

A lunar eclipse in your first house brings your identity or direction to a head. Release an old way of presenting yourself.

Cancer

7th house · partnerships

A lunar eclipse in your seventh house brings a relationship or partnership to a head. Honesty matters more than being right.

SignHouse
♈︎ Aries10
♉︎ Taurus9
♊︎ Gemini8
♌︎ Leo6
♍︎ Virgo5
♎︎ Libra4
♏︎ Scorpio3
♐︎ Sagittarius2
♒︎ Aquarius12
♓︎ Pisces11

Your free chart: the exact house from your rising sign.

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