Eclipses 2027: Dates, Signs and the Great Leo Eclipse of August 2

The five eclipses of 2027 at a glance

Times are UTC. The lunation is the exact New or Full Moon, the moment astrologers date an eclipse by. Greatest eclipse is the moment the shadow is deepest: within a few minutes of the lunation for the two solar eclipses, and 11 to 18 minutes away from it for the three lunar ones.

For a lunar eclipse the sign listed is the Moon’s, and the Sun is in the opposite sign: on February 20 the Moon is in Virgo and the Sun in Pisces. That Full Moon comes late on February 20 in the Americas and the UK, but on the morning of February 21 in India (04:53) and Singapore (07:23).

No eclipse falls between October 2026 and February 6, 2027, so the February pair opens the year’s first eclipse season.

Why the 2027 eclipses gather in Leo and Aquarius

An eclipse needs a New or Full Moon close to one of the lunar nodes, the two points where the Moon’s tilted orbit crosses the plane of Earth’s orbit. The nodes drift backwards through the zodiac by about 19° a year, so eclipses come in two seasons roughly six months apart, and for a year or more they keep landing in the same pair of signs.

Aurae uses the mean node. The mean North Node moved into Aquarius in August 2026 and stays there until March 2028, which puts the South Node in Leo for the same stretch. During 2027 the North Node slides from about 23° Aquarius in January to about 4° Aquarius in December. The February 6 New Moon falls a few degrees from the North Node and the August 2 New Moon about two degrees from the South Node, which is why both are central solar eclipses.

All three lunar eclipses are Full Moons that sit too far from the node for the Moon to reach Earth’s dark central shadow, which is why all three are penumbral.

Astrologers read eclipses on the nodal axis as turning points in the houses that axis occupies, with the North Node associated with growth and unfamiliar territory and the South Node with release and what is already familiar. If you were born with your North Node in Aquarius or Leo, the 2027 eclipses fall on your own nodal axis; the North Node calculator shows yours. For the natal side, see North Node in Aquarius and North Node in Leo.

The two solar eclipses: February 6 in Aquarius, August 2 in Leo

February 6: an annular eclipse at 17°37′ Aquarius

The year opens with an annular eclipse, where the Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely and leaves a bright ring around it. Astrologically it is a New Moon in Aquarius a few degrees from the mean North Node. Astrologers associate Aquarius with friends, groups, networks and ideas about the future, and North Node eclipses with stepping toward something new rather than repeating what is familiar. It is often read as a starting point for plans that unfold over the following six months, in your Aquarius house.

August 2: the long total eclipse at 9°55′ Leo

The total solar eclipse of August 2 is the event of the year. NASA’s eclipse catalogue gives a maximum totality of 6 minutes 23 seconds. Sky & Telescope places that maximum near Luxor in Egypt and reports that no total eclipse visible from land will last longer until 2114.

NASA’s list of countries in the path of totality is Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, with a partial eclipse visible across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and western and southern Asia. For maps and local circumstances, use NASA’s 2021–2030 solar eclipse table.

Astrologically, this is a New Moon at 9°55′ Leo, about two degrees from the mean South Node. Astrologers associate Leo with creativity, children, visibility and the heart, and South Node eclipses with letting go of something that has run its course. It is best read as a theme to watch in your Leo house over the following months, not as a prediction about the day itself.

Three penumbral lunar eclipses, from visible to invisible

All three lunar eclipses of 2027 are penumbral: the Moon passes through Earth’s faint outer shadow and misses the dark central one. NASA’s lunar eclipse catalogue gives their penumbral magnitudes as about 0.93 on February 20, 0.001 on July 18 and 0.55 on August 17.

• ✦February 20 is the deepest. Near greatest eclipse one edge of the Moon can look slightly dusky, and NASA lists it as visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
• ✦August 17 is about half as deep, and NASA lists it for the Pacific and the Americas.
• ✦July 18 barely counts. The Moon grazes the edge of the penumbra for about 11 minutes, and no one will see a difference by eye. NASA lists it for eastern Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Astrologers still read each one by its signs. On February 20 the Moon is in Virgo and the Sun in Pisces, an axis linked with the pull between order and surrender. On July 18 the Moon is in Capricorn and the Sun in Cancer, the axis of public duty and private life. On August 17 the Moon is in Aquarius and the Sun in Leo, two weeks after the total eclipse, and it is usually read as a culmination of the Leo–Aquarius story the year has been telling.

Astrologers differ on how much a penumbral eclipse counts. Some treat every eclipse as an eclipse, because the lunation still falls near the node and the alignment is real. Others give penumbral eclipses, and especially one as faint as July 18, little more weight than an ordinary Full Moon. Both views are held in practice; all five are listed here so you can choose.

Which houses the 2027 eclipses touch, by Rising sign

With Whole Sign houses, count from your Rising sign. The February 6, August 2 and August 17 eclipses fall in your Leo and Aquarius houses. The February 20 eclipse falls in your Virgo house, and the July 18 eclipse in your Capricorn house.

Astrologers generally give an eclipse more weight when it lands within a few degrees of a planet or angle in your chart. Your birth chart shows your Rising sign and your chart wheel; checking exact planet degrees against 9°55′ Leo or 17°37′ Aquarius needs the full planet list, which is part of Aurae Pro.

Watching the eclipses safely

Never look at the Sun during the partial phases of a solar eclipse, or at the ring of an annular eclipse, without certified eclipse glasses or a solar viewer that meets the ISO 12312-2 standard. Ordinary sunglasses are not enough. NASA’s eclipse safety page covers the details, including the moments of totality when glasses can come off. Lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye.

Eclipse questions for 2027 and after

When is the next eclipse after 2027?

A partial lunar eclipse on January 12, 2028, with the Full Moon at 21°27′ Cancer at 04:02 UTC (the evening of January 11 in the Americas). Two weeks later comes an annular solar eclipse on January 26, 2028, with the New Moon at 6°11′ Aquarius at 15:12 UTC.

Are eclipses bad luck?

No. An eclipse is a predictable alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth that can be calculated centuries ahead. Astrologers read eclipses as markers of change, often an ending and a beginning arriving close together, and many suggest watching what unfolds rather than forcing decisions around them. That is interpretation; nothing about an eclipse makes a day unlucky.

Can I see the February 2027 eclipses?

NASA lists the February 6 annular eclipse as partial across South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa, with the path of annularity crossing Chile and Argentina before heading out over the Atlantic; on the central line the ring lasts up to 7 minutes 51 seconds. The February 20 penumbral eclipse is a night-time event for the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.