Moon phases October 2027
The Moon in October 2027, day by day: its phase as you see it, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 7 Oct, 11:47 | 7 Oct, 07:47 | 7 Oct, 12:47 |
| Full moon | 15 Oct, 13:46 | 15 Oct, 09:46 | 15 Oct, 14:46 |
| Last quarter | 22 Oct, 17:29 | 22 Oct, 13:29 | 22 Oct, 18:29 |
| New moon | 29 Oct, 13:36 | 29 Oct, 09:36 | 29 Oct, 14:36 |
The month at a glance
- 1♏︎
- 2♏︎
- 3♏︎
- 4♐︎
- 5♐︎
- 6♑︎
- 7♑︎
- 8♒︎
- 9♒︎
- 10♒︎
- 11♓︎
- 12♓︎
- 13♈︎
- 14♈︎
- 15♈︎
- 16♉︎
- 17♉︎
- 18♊︎
- 19♊︎
- 20♋︎
- 21♋︎
- 22♌︎
- 23♌︎
- 24♍︎
- 25♍︎
- 26♍︎
- 27♎︎
- 28♎︎
- 29♏︎
- 30♏︎
- 31♐︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 2% | Libra → Scorpio 19:45 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 2 | 7% | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 3 | 13% | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Mon 4 | 21% | Scorpio → Sagittarius 00:56 | barren | |
| Tue 5 | 30% | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Wed 6 | 40% | Sagittarius → Capricorn 09:59 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 7 | 49% | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 8 | 59% | Capricorn → Aquarius 22:09 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 9 | 68% | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sun 10 | 76% | Aquarius | barren | |
| Mon 11 | 84% | Aquarius → Pisces 11:01 | fruitful | |
| Tue 12 | 90% | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Wed 13 | 95% | Pisces → Aries 22:09 | fruitful | |
| Thu 14 | 99% | Aries | barren | |
| Fri 15 | 100% | Aries | barren | |
| Sat 16 | 99% | Aries → Taurus 06:37 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 17 | 96% | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 18 | 91% | Taurus → Gemini 12:46 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 19 | 84% | Gemini | barren | |
| Wed 20 | 75% | Gemini → Cancer 17:24 | barren | |
| Thu 21 | 65% | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Fri 22 | 54% | Cancer → Leo 21:02 | fruitful | |
| Sat 23 | 42% | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 24 | 31% | Leo → Virgo 23:54 | barren | |
| Mon 25 | 21% | Virgo | barren | |
| Tue 26 | 12% | Virgo | barren | |
| Wed 27 | 6% | Virgo → Libra 02:21 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 28 | 2% | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 29 | 0% | Libra → Scorpio 05:23 | fruitful | |
| Sat 30 | 1% | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 31 | 4% | Scorpio → Sagittarius 09:24 | barren |
Sign changes are given in Central European Time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair is said to grow back fuller when it is cut while the Moon is waxing in Leo or Virgo, and not when it is in Pisces or Cancer.
None this month by the classic rule.
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, sweet 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 (2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 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 (1, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 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, 19, 20, 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: Hunter's Moon
Other months
July 2027 · August 2027 · September 2027 · November 2027 · December 2027 · January 2028