Full moon, penumbral lunar eclipse, apogee (micromoon)
Full moon in Aquarius
Exact on Tuesday 17 August 2027, 07:29 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 24°12′ Aquarius, opposite the Sun at 24°12′ Leo, 405,081 km from Earth.
This full moon falls on 17 August 2027 at 07:29 UTC, with the Moon at 24°12' Aquarius and the Sun opposite at 24°12' Leo. At 405,081 km it is an apogee full moon, popularly a micromoon, a little smaller than usual. A penumbral lunar eclipse accompanies it near the north node, though its magnitude of 0.0 makes it barely perceptible. Venus opposes the Moon within 1.5 degrees, and Saturn, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron are retrograde.
Astrologers read Aquarius, a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus, as the sign of friendship, community, ideas and independence. Set against Leo, the lunation is taken to weigh personal expression against the needs of the group, and Venus adds a focus on affection and what people value in each other. One small suggestion: reach out to a friend you have drifted away from.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mercury conjunct, within 5.4°
- Venus conjunct, within 1.1°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This full moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Taurus | tenth | career and public role | |
| Gemini | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Cancer | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Leo | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Virgo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Libra | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Scorpio | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Sagittarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Capricorn | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Aquarius | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Pisces | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.