Full moon, penumbral lunar eclipse, apogee (micromoon)
Full moon in Capricorn
Exact on Sunday 18 July 2027, 15:45 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 25°49′ Capricorn, opposite the Sun at 25°49′ Cancer, 405,979 km from Earth.
The Moon is full on 18 July 2027 at 15:45 UTC, at 25°49' Capricorn, with the Sun opposite at 25°49' Cancer. At 405,979 km this is an apogee full moon, popularly a micromoon. It is also a penumbral lunar eclipse near the north node, though at a magnitude of 0.0 the shading is negligible. Saturn, ruler of Capricorn, squares the Moon within 1.6 degrees, and Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.
Astrologers read Capricorn, a cardinal earth sign, as the sign of structure, responsibility, ambition and long effort, opposite Cancer with its focus on home and family. The tradition sees this axis as a weighing of public duties against private needs, and a Saturn square adds a sense of limits and pressure. A practical suggestion is to review your commitments and set down one that no longer fits.
Planets close to this lunation
- Saturn square, within 1.6°
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 | tenth | career and public role | |
| Taurus | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Gemini | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Cancer | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Leo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Virgo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Libra | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Scorpio | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Sagittarius | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Capricorn | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Aquarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Pisces | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
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.