Moon phases January 2027
The Moon in January 2027, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | Jan 07, 20:24 | Jan 07, 15:24 | Jan 07, 20:24 |
| First quarter | Jan 15, 20:34 | Jan 15, 15:34 | Jan 15, 20:34 |
| Full moon | Jan 22, 12:17 | Jan 22, 07:17 | Jan 22, 12:17 |
| Last quarter | Jan 29, 10:55 | Jan 29, 05:55 | Jan 29, 10:55 |
The month at a glance
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- 8♒︎
- 9♒︎
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- 11♓︎
- 12♓︎
- 13♈︎
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- 15♈︎
- 16♉︎
- 17♉︎
- 18♊︎
- 19♊︎
- 20♋︎
- 21♋︎
- 22♌︎
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- 24♍︎
- 25♍︎
- 26♎︎
- 27♎︎
- 28♏︎
- 29♏︎
- 30♏︎
- 31♐︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 33 % | Libra → Scorpio 11:16 | fruitful | |
| Sat 2 | 24 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 3 | 16 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 21:56 | fruitful | |
| Mon 4 | 10 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Tue 5 | 5 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Wed 6 | 2 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 10:17 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 7 | 0 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 8 | 0 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 23:11 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 9 | 2 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sun 10 | 6 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Mon 11 | 11 % | Aquarius → Pisces 11:36 | fruitful | |
| Tue 12 | 18 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Wed 13 | 26 % | Pisces → Aries 22:13 | fruitful | |
| Thu 14 | 36 % | Aries | barren | |
| Fri 15 | 46 % | Aries | barren | |
| Sat 16 | 56 % | Aries → Taurus 05:43 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 17 | 67 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 18 | 77 % | Taurus → Gemini 09:33 | barren | |
| Tue 19 | 87 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Wed 20 | 94 % | Gemini → Cancer 10:21 | fruitful | |
| Thu 21 | 98 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Fri 22 | 100 % | Cancer → Leo 09:45 | barren | |
| Sat 23 | 99 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 24 | 94 % | Leo → Virgo 09:45 | barren | |
| Mon 25 | 88 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Tue 26 | 80 % | Virgo → Libra 12:12 | barren | |
| Wed 27 | 70 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 28 | 60 % | Libra → Scorpio 18:21 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 29 | 50 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sat 30 | 40 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 31 | 31 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 04:13 | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
Fri 22
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 29, 30): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 27, 28): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Wolf Moon
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