August 2027 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

March 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: February 26, 2027 – March 25, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, March 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

March 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter, 61.6% illuminated61.6%February 26 Last Quarter, 51.9% illuminated51.9%February 27 Last Quarter, 42.3% illuminated42.3%February 28 Last Quarter 12:16 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 33.1% illuminated33.1%March 1 Waning Crescent, 24.5% illuminated24.5%March 2 Waning Crescent, 16.9% illuminated16.9%March 3 Waning Crescent, 10.4% illuminated10.4%March 4
Waning Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%March 5 New Moon, 1.8% illuminated1.8%March 6 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%March 7 New Moon, 0.5% illuminated0.5%March 8 New Moon 4:29 a.m. EST New Moon, 2.9% illuminated2.9%March 9 Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%March 10 Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated14%March 11
Waxing Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%March 12 First Quarter, 32.1% illuminated32.1%March 13 First Quarter, 42.4% illuminated42.4%March 14 First Quarter, 53.7% illuminated53.7%March 15 First Quarter 12:25 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 65% illuminated65%March 16 Waxing Gibbous, 75.6% illuminated75.6%March 17 Waxing Gibbous, 84.8% illuminated84.8%March 18
Waxing Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%March 19 Full Moon, 97.2% illuminated97.2%March 20 Full Moon, 99.7% illuminated99.7%March 21 Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%March 22 Full Moon 6:43 a.m. EDT Full Moon, 96.9% illuminated96.9%March 23 Waning Gibbous, 92.1% illuminated92.1%March 24 Waning Gibbous, 85.6% illuminated85.6%March 25

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

August 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in August 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
New Moon6:05 a.m. EDT
10:05 a.m. UTC
July 18, 2027
First Quarter12:54 a.m. EDT
4:54 a.m. UTC
July 25, 2027
Full Moon3:28 a.m. EDT
7:28 a.m. UTC
August 5, 2027
Last Quarter10:27 p.m. EDT
2:27 a.m. UTC
August 12, 2027
New Moon1:41 p.m. EDT
5:41 p.m. UTC
August 19, 2027

Special events and calculation notes

  • : Total solar eclipse (NASA GSFC)
  • : Penumbral lunar eclipse (NASA GSFC)

Eclipse classifications are from NASA GSFC. On this site, “supermoon” means a full moon with a computed geocentric distance of 360,000 km or less.

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in August 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
New Moon, 0.3% illuminatedNew Moon0.3%, 4:40 a.m. EDT
, 8:40 a.m. UTC
July 17, 2027
New Moon, 0.5% illuminatedNew Moon0.5%, 6:02 a.m. EDT
, 10:02 a.m. UTC
July 18, 2027
New Moon, 3.8% illuminatedNew Moon3.8%, 7:22 a.m. EDT
, 11:22 a.m. UTC
July 19, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 9.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.8%, 8:40 a.m. EDT
, 12:40 p.m. UTC
July 20, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 17.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent17.8%, 9:55 a.m. EDT
, 1:55 p.m. UTC
July 21, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 27.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent27.3%, 11:07 a.m. EDT
, 3:07 p.m. UTC
July 22, 2027
First Quarter, 37.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter37.5%, 12:19 p.m. EDT
, 4:19 p.m. UTC
July 23, 2027
First Quarter, 48% illuminatedFirst Quarter48%, 1:29 p.m. EDT
, 5:29 p.m. UTC
July 24, 2027
First Quarter, 58.2% illuminatedFirst Quarter58.2%, 2:36 p.m. EDT
, 6:36 p.m. UTC
July 25, 2027
First Quarter, 67.8% illuminatedFirst Quarter67.8%, 3:40 p.m. EDT
, 7:40 p.m. UTC
July 26, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 76.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous76.6%, 4:37 p.m. EDT
, 8:37 p.m. UTC
July 27, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 84.2% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous84.2%, 5:27 p.m. EDT
, 9:27 p.m. UTC
July 28, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 90.5% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous90.5%, 6:09 p.m. EDT
, 10:09 p.m. UTC
August 1, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 95.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous95.3%, 6:44 p.m. EDT
, 10:44 p.m. UTC
August 2, 2027
Full Moon, 98.5% illuminatedFull Moon98.5%, 7:13 p.m. EDT
, 11:13 p.m. UTC
August 3, 2027
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminatedFull Moon99.9%, 7:38 p.m. EDT
, 11:38 p.m. UTC
August 4, 2027
Full Moon, 99.5% illuminatedFull Moon99.5%, 8:00 p.m. EDT
, 12:00 a.m. UTC
August 5, 2027
Full Moon, 97.4% illuminatedFull Moon97.4%, 8:21 p.m. EDT
, 12:21 a.m. UTC
August 6, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 93.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous93.4%, 8:41 p.m. EDT
, 12:41 a.m. UTC
August 7, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 87.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous87.7%, 9:03 p.m. EDT
, 1:03 a.m. UTC
August 8, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 80.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous80.4%, 9:26 p.m. EDT
, 1:26 a.m. UTC
August 9, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 71.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous71.7%, 9:53 p.m. EDT
, 1:53 a.m. UTC
August 10, 2027
Last Quarter, 61.9% illuminatedLast Quarter61.9%, 10:26 p.m. EDT
, 2:26 a.m. UTC
August 11, 2027
Last Quarter, 51.3% illuminatedLast Quarter51.3%, 11:06 p.m. EDT
, 3:06 a.m. UTC
August 12, 2027
Last Quarter, 40.3% illuminatedLast Quarter40.3%, 11:58 p.m. EDT
, 3:58 a.m. UTC
August 13, 2027
Waning Crescent, 29.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent29.4%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateAugust 14, 2027
Waning Crescent, 19.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent19.4%, 1:01 a.m. EDT
, 5:01 a.m. UTC
August 15, 2027
Waning Crescent, 10.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent10.9%, 2:13 a.m. EDT
, 6:13 a.m. UTC
August 16, 2027
Waning Crescent, 4.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent4.5%, 3:32 a.m. EDT
, 7:32 a.m. UTC
August 17, 2027
New Moon, 0.8% illuminatedNew Moon0.8%, 4:52 a.m. EDT
, 8:52 a.m. UTC
August 18, 2027
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 6:11 a.m. EDT
, 10:11 a.m. UTC
August 19, 2027

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.