Full moon of September 16, 2027 in Pisces

Full moon in Pisces: intuition facing analysis. On Thursday September 16: the one the almanacs call the Harvest Moon.

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♓︎ Moon in Pisces

The essentials

The full moon of September 16 at a glance

For you

Thursday September 16: a time when one would let go, trusting one’s imagination.

Date and time (Paris): Thursday September 16, 2027, 01:04
The Moon: ♓︎ in Pisces
When to look (Paris): Wednesday September 15, in the evening, from 19:36
Next full moon: October 15, 2027, in Aries

The full moon in Pisces in tradition

Moon in Pisces, Sun in Virgo: the full moon of late summer, between late August and late September.

Tradition would see here the opposition between analysis and intuition, between what is put away and what overflows; a time to loosen control and let the imagination speak. The Sturgeon Moon in August, it becomes in September the Corn Moon, or the Harvest Moon if no other full moon is closer to the equinox: in Europe too, its light accompanied the last harvests.

The Moon in: ♓︎ Pisces
Element and mode: Water, mutable
Ruler of the sign: Jupiter and Neptune
The Moon there is: No particular dignity
The Sun opposite: ♍︎ Virgo
Time (Paris): September 16, 01:04

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 September

Corn Moon in the almanacs, or Barley Moon in some European lists, except when it falls closest to the equinox: it then takes the name Harvest Moon.

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Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 01:04Thursday September 16, 23:04 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 399,341 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 29.9′4% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 19:50Sunset: 20:02
Highest in Paris: 42°Next moonrise: 16 minutes later
Constellation: PiscesTropical sign: Pisces
Nearest perigee: 363,441 kmSeptember 27, 11 days and 21 hours after
Season: summer: 3rd of 3Harvest Moon

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 31 (19:41, Moon in Virgo) and September 30 (04:36, Moon in Libra). 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 September 16

What time is the full moon on September 16 2027?

On Thursday September 16 2027, at 01:04 French time; a site that shows universal time will say 23:04. Seen from Paris, it appears in the east at 19:50, 11 minutes before sunset (20:02), and climbs to 42°. The instant falls in the middle of the night, with the Moon up over Paris: it is the best moment to watch it.

Is the full moon of September 16 2027 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 9th closest of the 12 full moons of 2027. Calculated distance: 399,341 km, for an apparent diameter of 29.9 minutes of arc (4% smaller than at the average distance); thresholds followed: those of timeanddate.com, 360,000 and 405,000 km. The neighboring perigee takes place on September 27, 11 days and 21 hours after (363,441 km).