The sky in July 2027

July 2027 has a new moon in Cancer and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn. Mercury turns direct, Neptune turns retrograde and Jupiter enters Virgo.

New moon in Cancer: Jul 4, 2027, 3:02 AM UTC, at 11°57′ Cancer.
Penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn: Jul 18, 2027, 4:03 PM UTC, at 25°48′ Capricorn.

Every event in July

Event	Exact time	Where
Venus enters Cancer	Jul 3, 2027, 2:01 AM UTC	0° Cancer
New moon	Jul 4, 2027, 3:02 AM UTC	11°57′ Cancer
Mercury turns direct	Jul 4, 2027, 7:39 PM UTC	27°28′ Gemini
Neptune turns retrograde	Jul 9, 2027, 10:41 PM UTC	6°39′ Aries
Mercury enters Cancer	Jul 12, 2027, 1:47 PM UTC	0° Cancer
Mars enters Libra	Jul 15, 2027, 5:40 AM UTC	0° Libra
Penumbral lunar eclipse	Jul 18, 2027, 4:03 PM UTC	25°48′ Capricorn
Sun enters Leo	Jul 23, 2027, 1:04 AM UTC	0° Leo
Jupiter enters Virgo	Jul 26, 2027, 4:49 AM UTC	0° Virgo
Venus enters Leo	Jul 27, 2027, 12:30 PM UTC	0° Leo

Times are in UTC.

Retrogrades

Mercury turns direct on Jul 4, 2027, 7:39 PM UTC.
Neptune turns retrograde on Jul 9, 2027, 10:41 PM UTC.
Pluto is retrograde all month.

Where the planets are

Sun Cancer, then Leo from Jul 23
Mercury Gemini, then Cancer from Jul 12
Venus Gemini, then Cancer from Jul 3, then Leo from Jul 27
Mars Virgo, then Libra from Jul 15
Jupiter Leo, then Virgo from Jul 26
Saturn Aries
Uranus Gemini
Neptune Aries
Pluto Aquarius

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

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