New moon of February 6, 2027 in Aquarius
The new moon is the starting point of the lunar cycle: the moment said to favor intentions.
- Aquarius
- air
- new moon
♒︎ Moon and Sun in Aquarius
The February 6 new moon at a glance
A time to set an intention and begin again, according to tradition, before the Moon starts to grow once more.
- Date and time (Paris)
- Saturday February 6, 2027, 16 h 56
- The Moon and the Sun
- ♒︎ in Aquarius
- Next full moon
- February 21, 2027, in Virgo
- The month day by day
- February lunar calendar
The new moon in Aquarius in tradition
Aquarius looks toward the collective and the future; Saturn rules it by title, Uranus since its discovery.
This new moon would be one of shared projects, friendships, causes, and ideas that break with habit. The fault tradition lends it is detachment, an independence that keeps others at a distance.
Almost every culture has made this moonless night a threshold. The Chinese calendar starts the month with it, as did the old Hebrew calendar; the Romans announced its arrival on the calends. Modern astrology draws a simple image from it: the buried seed, which has not yet shown anything. The new moon would then be the moment to put into words what you would like to see ripen over the month, to tidy up, to lay a first stone. The sign it occupies, the same as the Sun’s, would give this intention its color: material matters in Taurus, speech in Gemini, home in Cancer. Some people turn it into a writing ritual; others simply use it as a marker for taking stock. None of this rests on proof; it is a way of giving time a rhythm, which each person can keep or leave.
- Sign
- Aquariusair fixed
- Element
- Air
- Polarity of the sign
- Yang (active)
- Sun and Moon
- Same degreeDefinition of the new moon
A reading of the sky to take as food for thought, not to be followed blindly: the dates are calculated, and what tradition associates with them is reported in the conditional, announcing nothing. Why?
Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals
The lunations around it
- Previous new moonJanuary 7, 202721 h 25, Moon in Capricorn
- Previous full moonJanuary 22, 202713 h 17, Moon in Leo
- Next full moonFebruary 21, 202700 h 24, Moon in Virgo
- Next new moonMarch 8, 202710 h 30, Moon in Pisces
How is it calculated?
The moment the Moon joins the Sun in longitude (0°), calculated to the second by the site’s engine.
What happens in the sky
A new moon is a conjunction: seen from Earth, the Moon joins the Sun in the same sign and at the same degree, give or take a few degrees of latitude. It rises and sets with the Sun, lost in its glare, and the half of its surface lit by the Sun stays turned toward space. So you cannot see it, unless it passes exactly in front of the solar disk, which causes an eclipse. The exact moment is that of the conjunction in longitude, given here to the minute in Paris time; the crescent only becomes visible the next day or the day after, in the evening glow, low in the west. Because the Moon’s path is not circular, the interval between two new moons varies by a few hours around twenty-nine and a half days, and sometimes two of them fall in the same calendar month.
Frequently asked questions about the February 6 new moon
What time is the February 6 new moon?
The new moon takes place on Saturday, February 6, 2027 at 16 h 56, Paris time (15:56 Universal Time). It is the moment when the Moon and the Sun have the same longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.
What sign is the February 6 new moon in?
In Aquarius: the Moon is at 17° 38′ there, with the Sun, since a new moon brings the two together in the same degree of the tropical zodiac.
When is the next new moon?
On March 8, 2027 at 10 h 30 (Paris time), in Pisces, about 29 and a half days later: that is the average length of a lunar cycle.
What does tradition say about the new moon in Aquarius?
Lunar traditions see the start of a cycle in it: you would write down an intention, tidy up, begin whatever needs a first step, before the Moon starts to grow. No study has measured any effect of the phase on what we undertake. Think of it as a monthly appointment with yourself, useful if the habit helps you, of no consequence if you miss it.