The sky in August 2027

August 2027 has a total solar eclipse in Leo, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius and a new moon in Virgo. Chiron turns retrograde and Saturn turns retrograde.

Total solar eclipse in Leo: Aug 2, 2027, 10:06 AM UTC, at 9°55′ Leo.
Penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius: Aug 17, 2027, 7:13 AM UTC, at 24°11′ Aquarius.
New moon in Virgo: Aug 31, 2027, 5:41 PM UTC, at 8°06′ Virgo.

Every event in August

Event	Exact time	Where
Total solar eclipse	Aug 2, 2027, 10:06 AM UTC	9°55′ Leo
Mercury enters Leo	Aug 2, 2027, 10:52 AM UTC	0° Leo
Chiron turns retrograde	Aug 8, 2027, 2:55 AM UTC	4°40′ Taurus
Saturn turns retrograde	Aug 9, 2027, 6:05 PM UTC	27°52′ Aries
Mercury enters Virgo	Aug 17, 2027, 4:43 AM UTC	0° Virgo
Penumbral lunar eclipse	Aug 17, 2027, 7:13 AM UTC	24°11′ Aquarius
Venus enters Virgo	Aug 20, 2027, 7:42 PM UTC	0° Virgo
Sun enters Virgo	Aug 23, 2027, 8:14 AM UTC	0° Virgo
New moon	Aug 31, 2027, 5:41 PM UTC	8°06′ Virgo

Times are in UTC.

Retrogrades

Saturn turns retrograde on Aug 9, 2027, 6:05 PM UTC.
Neptune is retrograde all month.
Pluto is retrograde all month.
Chiron turns retrograde on Aug 8, 2027, 2:55 AM UTC.

Where the planets are

Sun Leo, then Virgo from Aug 23
Mercury Cancer, then Leo from Aug 2, then Virgo from Aug 17
Venus Leo, then Virgo from Aug 20
Mars Libra
Jupiter Virgo
Saturn Aries
Uranus Gemini
Neptune Aries
Pluto Aquarius

Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.

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