Full Moon August 2027 in Aquarius: the Sturgeon Moon
The full moon of August 2027 is exact on Tuesday, August 17, 2027 at 07:29 UTC, with the Moon at 24°12' Aquarius and the Sun at 24°11' Leo. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 289 days.
What time is the August 2027 full moon?
At 07:29 UTC on August 17, 2027, which is Tue, Aug 17, 03:29 AM in New York and Tue, Aug 17, 12:29 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the August 2027 full moon in?
Aquarius: the Moon is at 24°12' Aquarius, opposite the Sun at 24°11' Leo.
What is the August 2027 full moon called?
The Sturgeon Moon, the name given to August’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the August 2027 full moon a supermoon?
No, the opposite: at 405,069 km the Moon is beyond the 405,000 km micromoon line, number 11 of 2027’s 12 full moons by closeness.
Is the August 2027 full moon an eclipse?
Yes: it is a penumbral lunar eclipse, because the Moon is only 1.16° north of the ecliptic at the exact full moon.
When is the next full moon after August 2027?
On September 15, 2027 at 23:04 UTC, in Pisces.
Computed details, August 17, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | August 17, 2027, 07:29 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♒︎ 24°12' Aquarius |
| Sun | ♌︎ 24°11' Leo |
| Name | Sturgeon Moon The name given to August’s full moon. |
| Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
| Distance from Earth | 405,069 km (+20,669 km) |
| Apparent size | 29.5 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | August 30, 2027, 15:41 UTC · 359,195 km 13 d 8 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 1.16° north |
| Closeness rank | 11 of 12 (2027) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 16 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Tue, Aug 17, 12:29 AM |
| New York | Tue, Aug 17, 03:29 AM |
| London | Tue, Aug 17, 08:29 AM |
| India | Tue, Aug 17, 12:59 PM |
| Sydney | Tue, Aug 17, 05:29 PM |
What a full moon in Aquarius means
With the Moon in Aquarius and the Sun in Leo, this full moon lights the Aquarius–Leo axis: what started at the new moon in Leo on August 2, 2027 comes to a head. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus; its keywords: original, detached, humanitarian.
Feeling steps back and observes. People want the group, the idea, the principle, and a little distance from anyone who needs them too much. Good for friends, causes and clear thinking; cool for romance.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2027.json (CC0 JSON).