Full Moon July 2027 in Capricorn: the Buck Moon
The full moon of July 2027 is exact on Sunday, July 18, 2027 at 15:45 UTC, with the Moon at 25°49' Capricorn and the Sun at 25°48' Cancer. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 259 days.
What time is the July 2027 full moon?
At 15:45 UTC on July 18, 2027, which is Sun, Jul 18, 11:45 AM in New York and Sun, Jul 18, 08:45 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the July 2027 full moon in?
Capricorn: the Moon is at 25°49' Capricorn, opposite the Sun at 25°48' Cancer.
What is the July 2027 full moon called?
The Buck Moon, the name given to July’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the July 2027 full moon a supermoon?
No, the opposite: at 405,968 km the Moon is beyond the 405,000 km micromoon line, the farthest of 2027’s 12 full moons.
Is the July 2027 full moon an eclipse?
Yes: it is a penumbral lunar eclipse, because the Moon is only 1.42° south of the ecliptic at the exact full moon.
When is the next full moon after July 2027?
On August 17, 2027 at 07:29 UTC, in Aquarius.
Computed details, July 18, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | July 18, 2027, 15:45 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♑︎ 25°49' Capricorn |
| Sun | ♋︎ 25°48' Cancer |
| Name | Buck Moon The name given to July’s full moon. |
| Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
| Distance from Earth | 405,968 km (+21,568 km) |
| Apparent size | 29.4 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | July 4, 2027, 20:55 UTC · 358,273 km 13 d 19 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 1.42° south |
| Closeness rank | 12 of 12 (2027) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 15 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Sun, Jul 18, 08:45 AM |
| New York | Sun, Jul 18, 11:45 AM |
| London | Sun, Jul 18, 04:45 PM |
| India | Sun, Jul 18, 09:15 PM |
| Sydney | Mon, Jul 19, 01:45 AM |
What a full moon in Capricorn means
With the Moon in Capricorn and the Sun in Cancer, this full moon lights the Capricorn–Cancer axis: what started at the new moon in Cancer on July 4, 2027 comes to a head. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn; its keywords: ambitious, disciplined, patient.
The mood sobers and gets to work. Duty, structure and long-term consequence feel weightier, and there is less patience for sentiment. Good for finishing, planning and hard decisions; low on warmth.
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).