Moon phases August 2027
The Moon in August 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 | Aug 02, 10:05 | Aug 02, 06:05 | Aug 02, 11:05 |
| First quarter | Aug 09, 04:54 | Aug 09, 00:54 | Aug 09, 05:54 |
| Full moon | Aug 17, 07:28 | Aug 17, 03:28 | Aug 17, 08:28 |
| Last quarter | Aug 25, 02:27 | Aug 24, 22:27 | Aug 25, 03:27 |
| New moon | Aug 31, 17:41 | Aug 31, 13:41 | Aug 31, 18:41 |
The month at a glance
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Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 2 % | Cancer → Leo 20:25 | fruitful | |
| Mon 2 | 0 % | Leo | barren | |
| Tue 3 | 2 % | Leo → Virgo 19:57 | barren | |
| Wed 4 | 6 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Thu 5 | 13 % | Virgo → Libra 20:55 | barren | |
| Fri 6 | 21 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 7 | 31 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 8 | 42 % | Libra → Scorpio 00:52 | fruitful | |
| Mon 9 | 52 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Tue 10 | 62 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 08:36 | barren | |
| Wed 11 | 72 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Thu 12 | 80 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 19:34 | barren | |
| Fri 13 | 87 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 14 | 93 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 15 | 97 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 08:19 | barren | |
| Mon 16 | 99 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Tue 17 | 100 % | Aquarius → Pisces 21:11 | barren | |
| Wed 18 | 99 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Thu 19 | 96 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Fri 20 | 91 % | Pisces → Aries 08:54 | barren | |
| Sat 21 | 85 % | Aries | barren | |
| Sun 22 | 77 % | Aries → Taurus 18:33 | barren | |
| Mon 23 | 68 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 24 | 57 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 25 | 47 % | Taurus → Gemini 01:27 | barren | |
| Thu 26 | 36 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Fri 27 | 25 % | Gemini → Cancer 05:21 | fruitful | |
| Sat 28 | 16 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Sun 29 | 8 % | Cancer → Leo 06:42 | barren | |
| Mon 30 | 3 % | Leo | barren | |
| Tue 31 | 0 % | Leo → Virgo 06:44 | 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.
Tue 3, Wed 4, Thu 5
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, 8, 9, 18, 19, 27, 28): 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, 13, 14, 23, 24): 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 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: Sturgeon Moon
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