Eclipses in 2027
The 2027 calendar holds 5 eclipses, and the total solar eclipse of August 2 is the only one that is total.
Eclipses are dates that astrologers and skywatchers both mark. This page lists all 5 eclipses of 2027, 2 of the Sun and 3 of the Moon. Each row gives the type, the moment of greatest eclipse in UTC and in your time zone, the size and the spot on Earth, and the New Moon or Full Moon it belongs to. One button saves all 5 dates as a calendar file.
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| Kind | Greatest eclipse (UTC) | Your time | Size and spot on Earth | New Moon or Full Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annular solar eclipse | Magnitude 0.929, shadow at (-31, -49) | Belongs to the New Moon at | ||
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Moon overhead at (10, 15) | Belongs to the Full Moon at | ||
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Moon overhead at (-22, 121) | Belongs to the Full Moon at | ||
| Total solar eclipse | Magnitude 1.080, shadow at (26, 33) | Belongs to the New Moon at | ||
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Moon overhead at (-12, -108) | Belongs to the Full Moon at |
Magnitude is the Moon's width divided by the Sun's at the greatest point. The spot is under the Moon or the shadow at that moment, to about a degree; north and east are positive.
Which eclipses happen in 2027?
The year opens with the annular solar eclipse of February 6. Next come the penumbral lunar eclipse of February 20, the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 18 and the total solar eclipse of August 2. The penumbral lunar eclipse of August 17 comes last. Each falls within 18 minutes of its New Moon or Full Moon, because a solar eclipse needs a New Moon and a lunar eclipse a Full Moon.
What kinds of eclipse are on the list?
In an annular eclipse the Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun, so a ring of sunlight stays around it. The one of February 6 has a magnitude of 0.929. Its ring lasts about 7 minutes 45 seconds here, against 7 minutes 51 seconds in the catalog of the Goddard Space Flight Center. In a total eclipse the Moon covers the Sun, and the magnitude is above one: 1.080 on August 2. Its path and cities are on their own page.
Looking at the Sun without a certified solar filter is safe only in the minutes of totality, when the Moon completely covers the Sun in a total solar eclipse. An annular eclipse is not safe to look at without a filter at any moment. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch by eye.
In a penumbral lunar eclipse the Moon passes only through the faint outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the penumbra. Such an eclipse is hard to see by eye. A marginal one has no sharp start or end, so this page gives only the moment of greatest eclipse.
How are the times written?
Each time is the moment of greatest eclipse, rounded to the minute and written in UTC. The next column shows it in the time zone of your device. A moment late in the day in UTC, such as the lunar eclipse of February 20, falls on the next date in zones far enough ahead.
Greatest-eclipse times agree within 15 seconds with the catalogs of the Goddard Space Flight Center once both use the same time scale. The catalogs print Terrestrial Dynamical Time, about 76 seconds later than UTC. So a minute here can differ from the catalog's by one. A solar eclipse's size agrees within 0.002. The calculation runs a few seconds early.
How do astrologers read eclipses?
A solar eclipse is placed at the zodiac degree of the New Moon and a lunar eclipse at the degree of the Moon: 1° 58′ Virgo, 25° 57′ Capricorn and 24° 04′ Aquarius in 2027. That degree is the Moon's at the greatest eclipse, a different minute from the exact Full Moon, so it can differ a little from the moon phases page. Astrologers read an eclipse as a time of change in the theme of the sign where it falls. That reading is tradition, not measurement.
Eclipse times and sizes are calculated by AstroJane and compared with the catalogs of the Goddard Space Flight Center; see the methodology page.
Last reviewed: November 12, 2026