Full moon of August 17, 2027 in Aquarius

Full moon in Aquarius: the heart facing the collective. On Tuesday August 17 at 09:29: a penumbral lunar eclipse accompanies it.

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♒︎ Moon in Aquarius

The essentials

The full moon of August 17 at a glance

For you

Tuesday August 17: a time of stepping back, new ideas, and commitments to a common cause, according to tradition.

Date and time (Paris): Tuesday August 17, 2027, 09:29
The Moon: ♒︎ in Aquarius
When to look (Paris): Monday August 16, in the evening, from 20:42
Next full moon: September 16, 2027, in Pisces

The full moon in Aquarius in tradition

Full moon in Aquarius, Sun in Leo, between late July and late August.

The axis would weigh the heart against the collective, the wish to shine against the desire to be useful to the group, passion against friendship. Tradition would place here moments of stepping back, new ideas, commitments to a common cause. The almanacs call it the Buck Moon in July and the Sturgeon Moon in August, after a large fish that was then caught in abundance in the Great Lakes.

The Moon in: ♒︎ Aquarius
Element and mode: Air, fixed
Ruler of the sign: Saturn and Uranus
The Moon there is: No particular dignity
The Sun opposite: ♌︎ Leo
Time (Paris): August 17, 09:29

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of August

Sturgeon Moon, after a fish of the lakes and rivers of northern North America; other lists call it the Black Cherries Moon.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Penumbral lunar eclipse the same day, not visible from Paris.

Exact instant (Paris): 09:29Tuesday August 17, 07:29 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 405,069 kmMicromoon (over 405,000 km)
Apparent size: 29.5′5% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 20:59Sunset: 21:02
Highest in Paris: 29°Next moonrise: 15 minutes later
Constellation: CapricornusTropical sign: Aquarius
Nearest perigee: 359,195 kmAugust 30, 13 days and 8 hours after
Season: summer: 2nd of 329 days and 16 hours since the previous one

Calendar

The full moons of 2027

The full moons of 2027, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Friday January 2213:17	13:17	♌︎ Leo
Sunday February 2100:24	00:24	♍︎ Virgo
Monday March 2211:44	11:44	♎︎ Libra
Wednesday April 2100:27	00:27	♏︎ Scorpio
Thursday May 2012:59	12:59	♏︎ Scorpio
Saturday June 1902:45	02:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Sunday July 1817:45	17:45	♑︎ Capricorn
Tuesday August 1709:29	09:29	♒︎ Aquarius
Thursday September 1601:04	01:04	♓︎ Pisces
Friday October 1515:47	15:47	♈︎ Aries
Sunday November 1404:26	04:26	♉︎ Taurus
Monday December 1317:09	17:09	♊︎ Gemini

New moons around it: August 2 (12:05, Moon in Leo) and August 31 (19:41, Moon in Virgo). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of August 17

What time is the full moon on August 17 2027?

The exact instant falls on Tuesday August 17, 2027 at 09:29, Paris time, or 07:29 in universal time. Seen from Paris, it appears in the east at 20:59, 4 minutes before sunset (21:02), and climbs to 29°. As the instant falls before noon, the previous night comes closest to it for watching.

Is the full moon of August 17 2027 a supermoon?

No, it is actually the opposite: a micromoon, the 11th closest of the 12 full moons of 2027. Calculated distance: 405,069 km, for an apparent diameter of 29.5 minutes of arc (5% smaller than at the average distance); thresholds followed: those of timeanddate.com, 360,000 and 405,000 km. The neighboring perigee takes place on August 30, 13 days and 8 hours after (359,195 km).