Moon haircut calendar · July 2027
July 2027: Leo and Virgo right after the new Moon, then an eclipse at the full
The Moon is in Leo on July 5 and 6 and in Virgo on July 7 and 8, all just after the new Moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse comes with the Buck Moon on July 18.
Photo: Angelique Downing / Burst
At a glance
The best days to cut hair in July 2027 are Jul 5-8, with the waxing Moon in Leo or Virgo: the growth days. No July day is a waning hair day.
- Hair days (Leo and Virgo)
- Jul 5-84 waxing, 0 waning
- Skip days (water signs)
- 7 daysJul 3-4, Jul 12-13, Jul 22-23 and Jul 31
- Full Moon, the Buck Moon
- Jul 18, 2027 · 15:44 UTC25°49′ Capricorn
- New Moon
- Jul 4, 2027 · 03:02 UTC11°57′ Cancer
- Penumbral lunar eclipse
- Jul 18, 2027 · 16:03 UTC25°58′ Capricorn; many Moon calendars skip this day
Find your dayFirst July hair day: Monday, Jul 5.
July 2027 at a glance
A fresh-Moon hair run, Monday to Thursday
Try this today
- Fine summer hair? Book July 5 or 6, the waxing Leo days, for more body.
- Reshape for the rest of summer on July 7 or 8, the Virgo days.
- Sun-dried ends? July 14 and 15 are Sagittarius treatment days, and the Moon is waxing.
July's hair days arrive straight after the new Moon. The Moon is in Leo on Monday, July 5 and Tuesday, July 6, a slim crescent only a few percent lit, then moves into Virgo for Wednesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 8. All four are waxing, so all four count as growth days.
The Leo pair is July's pick for body. Some German Moon calendars also say the new Moon phase is good for cutting if you want hair to grow back quickly, and July 5 sits just a day after the new Moon. If you trim on a schedule while growing long hair, it is a neat fit.
The Virgo days are better for a summer reshape that should still look tidy at the end of the month.
Note the holiday. In the United States, July 4 is a Sunday this year, and it is also the new Moon, in Cancer. By the folk rules that is a skip day, and the hair days begin the morning after. A long-weekend Monday cut on July 5 fits both the calendar and the tradition.
July has no waning Leo or Virgo days. For a short cut to hold, the waning Taurus days, July 26 to 28, are the fallback.
The Moon this month
A penumbral eclipse with the Buck Moon
The full Moon arrives on July 18 at 25° Capricorn, the Buck Moon in the Farmers' Almanac naming. Our ephemeris and NASA's catalogue both show a penumbral lunar eclipse that day, the subtle kind where the Moon passes only through Earth's outer shadow.
Capricorn is a neutral earth sign in the haircut tradition, so July 18 would normally be fine for a trim. Calendars that skip eclipse days would steer you away from it anyway. Nothing about the eclipse is visible in your hair, of course; this is about following the tradition, if you choose to.
Skip days: Cancer on July 3 and 4 and again on July 31, Scorpio on July 12 and 13, and Pisces on July 22 and 23.
The sky behind it
Full Moon: Jul 18, 2027 · 15:44 UTC, 25°49′ Capricorn. New Moon: Jul 4, 2027 · 03:02 UTC, 11°57′ Cancer. The Moon enters Leo at Jul 5, 2027 · 07:40 UTC; Virgo at Jul 7, 2027 · 07:56 UTC.
Haircut day finder
Find your July haircut day
Starts on body and thickness. If you want something else from the July cut, choose it and see which dates rise.
What do you want from this cut?
Moon in Leo is best, Virgo is good. Phase does not matter here.
2 best days for body and thickness in July 2027
- Monday, Jul 5: Moon in Leo, waxing crescent. Moon enters Leo at 7:40 AM.
- Tuesday, Jul 6: Moon in Leo, waxing crescent.
Also fine: Wed Jul 7, Thu Jul 8.
Skip-the-scissors days (Moon in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces): 7 days this month.
Read at local noon in UTC.
More to read
One shorter read. It opens in place.
Good to know
Colour days
The waxing Moon is in Libra from July 9 to 11, a fair colour window. The tradition's top colour days, waxing Gemini or Aquarius, do not occur in July: Aquarius from July 19 to 21 is waning.
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Every day in July 2027
Only the July stretches worth booking around are listed here; the hub keeps the full day-by-day grid.
| Dates | Moon | Light | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 to Jul 6 (Mon-Tue) | Leo | 3% to 8% | Hair day: cut to grow |
| Jul 7 to Jul 8 (Wed-Thu) | Virgo | 16% to 26% | Hair day: cut to grow |
| When (UTC) | What |
|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2027 · 18:39 UTC | First quarter Moon at 18°18′ Libra |
| Jul 18, 2027 · 15:44 UTC | Full Moon at 25°49′ Capricorn |
| Jul 18, 2027 · 16:03 UTC | Penumbral lunar eclipse at 25°58′ Capricorn |
| Jul 26, 2027 · 16:54 UTC | Last quarter Moon at 3°30′ Taurus |
| Jul 4, 2027 · 03:02 UTC | New Moon at 11°57′ Cancer |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
When should I book a cut in July 2027 by the lunar calendar?
July 5 to 8, 2027. The waxing Moon is in Leo on July 5 and 6 and in Virgo on July 7 and 8. Leo days are the folk pick for body, Virgo days for shape.
Is July 4, 2027 a good day for a haircut by the Moon?
Not by the folk rules. On July 4, 2027 the new Moon is in Cancer, a water sign, which Moon calendars mark as a skip day. The Leo days start on Monday, July 5.
Is there an eclipse in July 2027?
Yes, a penumbral lunar eclipse with the full Moon on July 18, 2027, at 25° Capricorn. It is a faint eclipse. Some Moon calendars skip eclipse days for cutting.
On what dates does the July 2027 Moon pass Leo and Virgo?
The Moon enters Leo on Jul 5 at 07:40 UTC, Virgo on Jul 7 at 07:56 UTC. Read at noon UTC, Leo covers Jul 5-6 and Virgo Jul 7-8.
