Astronomical events 2027

Every notable sky event of 2027 in date order: 2 solar and 3 lunar eclipses, 9 meteor shower peaks, 20 planet events, 12 full Moons and 4 equinoxes and solstices. We computed each date ourselves, and every row links to the page with the detail.

The top five of 2027

February 6 Annular solar eclipse: The ring of fire crosses southern Chile and Argentina and the South Atlantic, ending near West Africa at sunset.
February 19 Mars at opposition: Mars lies opposite the Sun in Leo: it rises at sunset, is up all night, and sits at about magnitude −1.2, near its closest and brightest of the year (0.68 AU).
February 22 Five-planet parade: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune share the evening sky, spread over 147 degrees; 3 of them are easy to see without optics.
August 2 Total solar eclipse: Totality crosses southern Spain, Gibraltar, northern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, central Egypt including Luxor, southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
November 25 Venus and Mars conjunction: Venus and Mars pass 0.3 degrees apart (about one full-Moon width) in the evening sky in Sagittarius, about 27 degrees from the Sun.

All times are UTC; an event near midnight can land on the previous evening in the Americas. Rows already past are grayed. How we picked the five is explained below the list.

January 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Jan 317:56 UTC	Planets Venus at greatest western elongation	Venus stands 47 degrees west of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the east before sunrise; it is the morning star at this stage.	Details on Venus at greatest western elongation
Jan 403:30 UTC	Meteors Quadrantids meteor shower peak	Up to about 80 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Bootes, best from northern latitudes. The Moon is 12% lit at the peak (dark skies). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Quadrantids meteor shower peak
Jan 2212:18 UTC	Moon Wolf Moon, a supermoon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Wolf Moon, for the wolves heard howling through midwinter nights. At 357,635 km it is inside the 360,000 km supermoon line, a few percent wider than average, which is hard to see without a comparison.	Details on Wolf Moon, a supermoon

February 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Feb 306:20 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest eastern elongation	Mercury stands 18 degrees east of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the west after sunset; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
Feb 616:00 UTC	Eclipse Annular solar eclipse	The ring of fire crosses southern Chile and Argentina and the South Atlantic, ending near West Africa at sunset. A partial eclipse covers most of South America. The ring lasts up to 7 min 51 s. Eclipse glasses are needed throughout.	Details on Annular solar eclipse
Feb 917:36 UTC	Planets Mercury turns retrograde	Mercury appears to reverse direction against the stars until March 3. It is an optical effect of Earth overtaking the faster inner planet; nothing about the planet itself changes.	Details on Mercury turns retrograde
Feb 1100:17 UTC	Planets Jupiter at opposition	Jupiter lies opposite the Sun in Leo: it rises at sunset, is up all night, and sits at about magnitude −2.6, near its closest and brightest of the year (4.36 AU).	Details on Jupiter at opposition
Feb 1915:44 UTC	Planets Mars at opposition	Mars lies opposite the Sun in Leo: it rises at sunset, is up all night, and sits at about magnitude −1.2, near its closest and brightest of the year (0.68 AU).	Details on Mars at opposition
Feb 2023:13 UTC	Eclipse Penumbral lunar eclipse	The night side of Earth facing the Moon, centered on the Americas, sees it. The dimming is too slight to notice by eye.	Details on Penumbral lunar eclipse
Feb 2023:24 UTC	Moon Snow Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Snow Moon, for the heaviest snows of the year. It is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, listed above.	Details on Snow Moon
Feb 22	Planets Five-planet parade	Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune share the evening sky, spread over 147 degrees; 3 of them are easy to see without optics. Best around this date from mid-northern latitudes, with a usable window from Feb 2 to Mar 16.	Details on Five-planet parade

March 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Mar 312:35 UTC	Planets Mercury turns direct	Mercury ends its retrograde (begun February 9) and resumes its usual eastward motion against the stars.	Details on Mercury turns direct
Mar 1706:57 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest western elongation	Mercury stands 28 degrees west of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the east before sunrise; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest western elongation
Mar 2020:25 UTC	Season March equinox	The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north. Day and night are close to equal everywhere, and the Sun rises almost due east and sets almost due west. Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern.	Details on March equinox
Mar 2210:44 UTC	Moon Worm Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Worm Moon, for the earthworms and grubs that surface as the ground thaws.	Details on Worm Moon

April 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Apr 2022:28 UTC	Moon Pink Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Pink Moon, for creeping phlox, an early pink wildflower. The Moon itself does not turn pink.	Details on Pink Moon
Apr 2301:39 UTC	Meteors Lyrids meteor shower peak	Up to about 18 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Lyra, best from northern latitudes. The Moon is 95% lit at the peak (badly moonlit). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Lyrids meteor shower peak

May 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
May 615:08 UTC	Meteors Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak	Up to about 50 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Aquarius, best from southern latitudes. The Moon is new at the peak (dark skies). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak
May 718:30 UTC	Planets Venus and Saturn conjunction	Venus and Saturn pass 0.6 degrees apart (about one full-Moon width) in the morning sky in Pisces, about 26 degrees from the Sun. Both are visible without optics.	Details on Venus and Saturn conjunction
May 2011:00 UTC	Moon Flower Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Flower Moon, for the flowers of full spring.	Details on Flower Moon
May 2810:02 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest eastern elongation	Mercury stands 23 degrees east of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the west after sunset; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

June 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Jun 1018:19 UTC	Planets Mercury turns retrograde	Mercury appears to reverse direction against the stars until July 4. It is an optical effect of Earth overtaking the faster inner planet; nothing about the planet itself changes.	Details on Mercury turns retrograde
Jun 1900:45 UTC	Moon Strawberry Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Strawberry Moon, for the short strawberry-picking season.	Details on Strawberry Moon
Jun 2114:11 UTC	Season June solstice	The Sun reaches its farthest point north of the celestial equator: the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest in the Southern. Summer begins in the north, winter in the south.	Details on June solstice

July 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Jul 419:41 UTC	Planets Mercury turns direct	Mercury ends its retrograde (begun June 10) and resumes its usual eastward motion against the stars.	Details on Mercury turns direct
Jul 1519:30 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest western elongation	Mercury stands 21 degrees west of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the east before sunrise; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest western elongation
Jul 1815:46 UTC	Moon Buck Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Buck Moon, for the new antlers pushing from buck deer. It is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, listed above.	Details on Buck Moon
Jul 1816:03 UTC	Eclipse Penumbral lunar eclipse	The night side of Earth facing the Moon, centered on the Indian Ocean, Asia and Australia, sees it. The dimming is too slight to notice by eye.	Details on Penumbral lunar eclipse
Jul 3119:28 UTC	Meteors Delta Aquariids meteor shower peak	Up to about 25 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Aquarius, best from southern latitudes. The Moon is 4% lit at the peak (dark skies). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Delta Aquariids meteor shower peak

August 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Aug 210:07 UTC	Eclipse Total solar eclipse	Totality crosses southern Spain, Gibraltar, northern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, central Egypt including Luxor, southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. A partial eclipse covers Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Totality lasts up to 6 min 23 s. Eclipse glasses are needed for every phase except totality.	Details on Total solar eclipse
Aug 1308:01 UTC	Meteors Perseids meteor shower peak	Up to about 100 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Perseus, best from northern latitudes. The Moon is 86% lit at the peak (badly moonlit). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Perseids meteor shower peak
Aug 1707:14 UTC	Eclipse Penumbral lunar eclipse	The night side of Earth facing the Moon, centered on the Pacific, sees it. The dimming is too slight to notice by eye.	Details on Penumbral lunar eclipse
Aug 1707:29 UTC	Moon Sturgeon Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Sturgeon Moon, for the giant fish once readily caught in the Great Lakes. It is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, listed above.	Details on Sturgeon Moon

September 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Sep 1523:04 UTC	Moon Harvest Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Harvest Moon, for the moonlit evenings that let the harvest run late; properly, the full moon nearest the September equinox.	Details on Harvest Moon
Sep 2306:01 UTC	Season September equinox	The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading south. Day and night are close to equal everywhere, and the Sun rises almost due east. Autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern.	Details on September equinox
Sep 24	Planets Four-planet parade	Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune share the morning sky, spread over 157 degrees; 2 of them are easy to see without optics. Best around this date from mid-northern latitudes, with a usable window from Sep 24 to Oct 1.	Details on Four-planet parade
Sep 2422:06 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest eastern elongation	Mercury stands 26 degrees east of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the west after sunset; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

October 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Oct 714:40 UTC	Planets Mercury turns retrograde	Mercury appears to reverse direction against the stars until October 28. It is an optical effect of Earth overtaking the faster inner planet; nothing about the planet itself changes.	Details on Mercury turns retrograde
Oct 1513:48 UTC	Moon Hunter's Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Hunter's Moon, for the hunting season that follows the harvest.	Details on Hunter's Moon
Oct 1800:19 UTC	Planets Saturn at opposition	Saturn lies opposite the Sun in Pisces: it rises at sunset, is up all night, and sits at about magnitude −0.1, near its closest and brightest of the year (8.33 AU).	Details on Saturn at opposition
Oct 2200:24 UTC	Meteors Orionids meteor shower peak	Up to about 20 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Orion, visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 58% lit at the peak (some moonlight). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Orionids meteor shower peak
Oct 2814:11 UTC	Planets Mercury turns direct	Mercury ends its retrograde (begun October 7) and resumes its usual eastward motion against the stars.	Details on Mercury turns direct

November 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Nov 408:55 UTC	Planets Mercury at greatest western elongation	Mercury stands 19 degrees west of the Sun, as far from it as this cycle allows. Look low in the east before sunrise; it is a difficult naked-eye target and needs a clear horizon.	Details on Mercury at greatest western elongation
Nov 1403:27 UTC	Moon Beaver Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Beaver Moon, for the beavers finishing their winter lodges.	Details on Beaver Moon
Nov 1805:45 UTC	Meteors Leonids meteor shower peak	Up to about 15 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Leo, visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 80% lit at the peak (badly moonlit). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Leonids meteor shower peak
Nov 2500:30 UTC	Planets Venus and Mars conjunction	Venus and Mars pass 0.3 degrees apart (about one full-Moon width) in the evening sky in Sagittarius, about 27 degrees from the Sun. Both are visible without optics.	Details on Venus and Mars conjunction

December 2027

Date	Event	What you see, and from where	More
Dec 1316:09 UTC	Moon Cold Moon	The full Moon rises near sunset and sets near sunrise. Traditional name: Cold Moon, for the long nights of early winter.	Details on Cold Moon
Dec 1419:38 UTC	Meteors Geminids meteor shower peak	Up to about 150 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Gemini, visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 98% lit at the peak (badly moonlit). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Geminids meteor shower peak
Dec 2202:42 UTC	Season December solstice	The Sun reaches its farthest point south of the celestial equator: the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest in the Southern. Winter begins in the north, summer in the south.	Details on December solstice
Dec 2304:05 UTC	Meteors Ursids meteor shower peak	Up to about 10 meteors an hour under ideal dark skies, radiating from Ursa Minor, best from northern latitudes. The Moon is 21% lit at the peak (dark skies). Watch the whole sky after midnight.	Details on Ursids meteor shower peak

How we built the list

Every instant comes from the same astronomy engine that drives the rest of CycleCalcs, and the dates match the individual pages they link to. Eclipse types and durations come from our eclipse catalog. Meteor shower peaks are the moment the Sun reaches each shower's solar longitude, with the Moon's illumination computed at that instant; we list the nine showers that reach a rate of 10 an hour or more, and the rest are on the meteor shower calendar. A supermoon is a full Moon closer than 360,000 km, the same line as our supermoon page. A conjunction row is the moment of closest approach between two naked-eye planets that come within 3 degrees of each other and stand at least 15 degrees from the Sun. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are listed at opposition, and Mercury's retrograde stations come from the same catalog as the Mercury retrograde page.

The top five is ranked by a simple score: eclipse type first (total solar, then total lunar), then planet parades by how many planets and how many are easy to see, meteor showers by rate with a penalty for moonlight, and conjunctions by how close and how bright the pair is. We show it so you can disagree with it.

Frequently asked questions

What are the main astronomical events of 2027?

Our top five for 2027, in date order: Annular solar eclipse (February 6); Mars at opposition (February 19); Five-planet parade (February 22); Total solar eclipse (August 2); Venus and Mars conjunction (November 25). The full list below has 50 dated events, each with what you see and from where.

Are there eclipses in 2027?

Yes: 2 solar and 3 lunar. February 6, annular solar eclipse; February 20, penumbral lunar eclipse; July 18, penumbral lunar eclipse; August 2, total solar eclipse; August 17, penumbral lunar eclipse. Which ones you can see depends on where you are, so each row says who gets the view.

When are the meteor showers in 2027?

The principal peaks, in UTC: Quadrantids Jan 4, Lyrids Apr 23, Eta Aquariids May 6, Delta Aquariids Jul 31, Perseids Aug 13, Orionids Oct 22, Leonids Nov 18, Geminids Dec 14, Ursids Dec 23. The Moon stays out of the way for the Quadrantids, Eta Aquariids, Delta Aquariids, and Ursids.

Is there a supermoon or Blue Moon in 2027?

Supermoon: January 22 (full Moon inside 360,000 km). There is no Blue Moon in 2027, since no month has two full Moons.

What time zone are the dates on this page?

Dates and times are Universal Time (UTC). An event late in the UTC day can fall on the previous evening in the Americas, so check the time on the detail page when the date is close.

Go deeper on any event

Every row above links to its own page. These are the calendars behind them.