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Full Moon & New Moon — July 2027

July 2027 brings a new moon on July 3 and a full moon on July 18 (a penumbral lunar eclipse). Exact times are US Eastern, computed from the Swiss Ephemeris, with the zodiac degree each moon falls at.

✦Reviewed by the CosmyDay Astrology TeamLast reviewed August 2026

Moon phases in July 2027

  • ○New Moon — July 3, 202711:02 PM ET · 11° Cancer
  • ●Full Moon — July 18, 202711:45 AM ET · 25° Capricorn · Penumbral lunar eclipse

Times localized to US Eastern. Source: Swiss Ephemeris.

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New Moon in Cancer — July 3, 2027

Exact at 11:02 PM ET · 11° Cancer

Choose who gets your softness

Under a Cancer new moon the intention worth setting is about belonging rather than achievement: the relationship you want to rebuild, the home you want to make habitable, the boundary that lets you be generous without resentment. Cancer plants sideways — expect this to look like nothing for weeks and then be quietly load-bearing.

More on this placement: Moon in Cancer · Cancer sign profile

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Full Moon in Capricorn — July 18, 2027

Exact at 11:45 AM ET · 25° Capricorn · Penumbral lunar eclipse

This one is also an eclipse — penumbral, at 25° Capricorn. A lunar eclipse is a full moon that passes through Earth's own shadow, which is why it reddens rather than dims. Astrologically an eclipse is read as this moon on a longer fuse: weeks rather than days, and more often a door that closes behind you than one you can walk back through.

Ambition sends the invoice

Capricorn full moons make the price of a goal legible. The career, the mortgage, the standard you hold yourself to — one of them shows you exactly what it has been costing in the other columns of your life. This is not an argument for abandoning it. It is the moment the trade becomes explicit enough to either accept on purpose or renegotiate.

More on this placement: Moon in Capricorn · Capricorn sign profile

What else the sky is doing in July 2027

How these dates were calculated

A new moon is the instant the Moon and Sun share the same ecliptic longitude; a full moon is the instant they sit exactly opposite. Both are single moments rather than nights, and both are computed here directly from the Swiss Ephemeris — the engine professional astrology software runs on — then localized to US Eastern Time. Nothing on this page is copied from another calendar.

The degree matters more than the phase. A full moon at 25° Capricorn activates whatever sits near that degree in your own chart, which is why one lunation flattens one person and passes another entirely. To find out which of your placements July 2027's moons touch, cast your free natal chart and compare the degrees, then read your monthly horoscope for the wider context.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the full moon in July 2027?

The July 2027 full moon is exact on July 18, 2027 at 11:45 AM ET, at 25° Capricorn.

When is the new moon in July 2027?

The July 2027 new moon is exact on July 3, 2027 at 11:02 PM ET, at 11° Cancer.

What sign is the full moon in July 2027?

Capricorn — exact at 25° Capricorn on July 18, 2027. A full moon always falls in the sign opposite the Sun, because the two stand exactly across the zodiac from each other at that moment.

Is there an eclipse in July 2027?

Yes — a penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18, 2027 at 12:03 PM ET, at 25° Capricorn. Solar eclipses always happen at a new moon and lunar eclipses at a full moon, which is why the eclipse shares its date with one of the moons above.

Which planets are retrograde in July 2027?

Mercury (June 10, 2027 to July 4, 2027) — retrograde for at least part of July 2027.

Which time zone are these moon times in?

US Eastern. A new or full moon is one instant worldwide, so the local clock date can shift by a day elsewhere — the moment itself does not move.