New Moon April 2027 in Aries
The new moon of April 2027 is exact on Tuesday, April 6, 2027 at 23:51 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 16°57' Aries. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 156 days.
What time is the April 2027 new moon?
At 23:51 UTC on April 6, 2027, which is Tue, Apr 6, 07:51 PM in New York and Tue, Apr 6, 04:51 PM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the April 2027 new moon in?
Aries: the Sun and Moon meet at 16°57' Aries.
Can you see the April 2027 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around April 8, 2027.
Is the April 2027 new moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 383,628 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 8 of 2027’s 13 new moons by closeness.
Is the April 2027 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 4.31° north of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after April 2027?
On May 6, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, in Taurus.
Computed details, April 6, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | April 6, 2027, 23:51 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♈︎ 16°57' Aries |
| Sun | ♈︎ 16°57' Aries |
| Distance from Earth | 383,628 km (−772 km) |
| Apparent size | 31.1 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | April 14, 2027, 00:36 UTC · 369,994 km 7 d 1 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 4.31° north |
| Closeness rank | 8 of 13 (2027) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 11 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Tue, Apr 6, 04:51 PM |
| New York | Tue, Apr 6, 07:51 PM |
| London | Wed, Apr 7, 12:51 AM |
| India | Wed, Apr 7, 05:21 AM |
| Sydney | Wed, Apr 7, 09:51 AM |
What a new moon in Aries means
With the Sun and Moon together in Aries, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Scorpio on April 20, 2027. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars; its keywords: pioneering, direct, brave.
Two and a half days of short fuses and quick starts. People act first and explain later, patience is thin, and anything that has been waiting for a push tends to get one. Good for beginning, bad for negotiating.
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 new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2027.json (CC0 JSON).