Moon haircut calendar · October 2027
October 2027: a Leo and Virgo weekend for holding the cut, a Hunter's Moon in Aries
The waning Moon is in Leo on Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, then Virgo on October 25 and 26. The full Moon on October 15 falls on an Aries treatment day.
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At a glance
The best days to cut hair in October 2027 are Oct 23-26, with the waning Moon in Leo or Virgo: cuts that hold. No October day is a waxing hair day.
- Hair days (Leo and Virgo)
- Oct 23-260 waxing, 4 waning
- Skip days (water signs)
- 9 daysOct 2-3, Oct 11-13, Oct 21-22 and Oct 29-30
- Full Moon, the Hunter's Moon
- Oct 15, 2027 · 13:47 UTC21°59′ Aries
- New Moon
- Oct 29, 2027 · 13:36 UTC5°54′ Scorpio
Find your dayFirst October hair day: Saturday, Oct 23.
October 2027 at a glance
A Saturday-to-Tuesday shape run
Try this today
- Costume cut or fresh fringe? Book Saturday, October 23 or Sunday, October 24.
- Growing it out? October 6 to 10 (waxing Capricorn and Aquarius) is the best fallback.
- After Halloween, use October 31 or November 1, the Sagittarius days, for a mask.
October has the friendliest hair-day schedule of the autumn. The Moon enters Leo on Saturday, October 23 and stays there through Sunday, October 24, then moves into Virgo for Monday, October 25 and Tuesday, October 26. The Moon is waning all four days, from about two-fifths lit down to a slim crescent.
By the folk rules these are shape days. If you are cutting a fringe or a sharp bob for a Halloween costume, the tradition would say October 23 or 24, a week before the 31st. The Leo days give body; the Virgo days keep the line.
The growth crowd has a harder time. October has no waxing Leo or Virgo day at all. The fallback is a waxing day outside the water signs: Sagittarius on October 4 and 5, Capricorn from October 6 to 8, or Aquarius on October 9 and 10.
Halloween itself, Sunday, October 31, has the Moon in Sagittarius, two days after the new Moon. That is a treatment day: a good night for a hair mask after the face paint comes off.
The Moon this month
The Hunter's Moon on a treatment day
The full Moon arrives on October 15 at 21° Aries, the Hunter's Moon, the name the Farmers' Almanac gives to the full Moon after the Harvest Moon. The Moon is in Aries on October 14 and 15, the fire-sign days Moon calendars favour for treatments. Our finder opens on the treatment setting for that reason.
The new Moon follows on October 29 at 5° Scorpio. The Moon is in Scorpio from October 29 to 30, so the cycle closes on skip days.
The rest of October's skip days: Scorpio on October 2 and 3, Pisces from October 11 to 13, and Cancer on October 21 and 22. Nine in all.
The sky behind it
Full Moon: Oct 15, 2027 · 13:47 UTC, 21°59′ Aries. New Moon: Oct 29, 2027 · 13:36 UTC, 5°54′ Scorpio. The Moon enters Leo at Oct 22, 2027 · 19:02 UTC; Virgo at Oct 24, 2027 · 21:53 UTC.
Haircut day finder
Find your October haircut day
Starts on treatments. If you want something else from the October cut, choose it and see which dates rise.
What do you want from this cut?
Moon in Aries or Sagittarius is best for masks, oils and deep conditioning.
5 best days for treatments in October 2027
- Monday, Oct 4: Moon in Sagittarius, waxing crescent.
- Tuesday, Oct 5: Moon in Sagittarius, waxing crescent.
- Thursday, Oct 14: Moon in Aries, waxing gibbous.
- Friday, Oct 15: Moon in Aries, waxing gibbous. Full Moon at 1:47 PM.
- Sunday, Oct 31: Moon in Sagittarius, waxing crescent. Moon enters Sagittarius at 8:24 AM.
Also fine: none.
Skip-the-scissors days (Moon in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces): 9 days this month.
Read at local noon in UTC.
More to read
One shorter read. It opens in place.
Good to know
Colour days
Waxing Aquarius on October 9 and 10 is October's best colour pair by the folk rules. The Gemini days, October 18 to 20, are waning and rate as fair.
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Every day in October 2027
Only the October stretches worth booking around are listed here; the hub keeps the full day-by-day grid.
| Dates | Moon | Light | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 to Oct 24 (Sat-Sun) | Leo; Virgo from Oct 24 21:53 | 41% to 30% | Hair day: cut to hold |
| Oct 25 to Oct 26 (Mon-Tue) | Virgo | 20% to 12% | Hair day: cut to hold |
| When (UTC) | What |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2027 · 13:47 UTC | Full Moon at 21°59′ Aries |
| Oct 22, 2027 · 17:29 UTC | Last quarter Moon at 29°05′ Cancer |
| Oct 29, 2027 · 13:36 UTC | New Moon at 5°54′ Scorpio |
| Oct 7, 2027 · 11:47 UTC | First quarter Moon at 14°00′ Capricorn |
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 October 2027 by the lunar calendar?
October 23 to 26, 2027. The waning Moon is in Leo on October 23 and 24 and in Virgo on October 25 and 26, the folk window for a cut that holds its shape. There is no waxing hair day in October.
When is the Hunter's Moon in 2027?
October 15, 2027, at 21° Aries. Aries is a fire sign, which Moon calendars favour for masks and treatments rather than cuts.
Is Halloween 2027 a good day for a haircut by the Moon?
It is a treatment day rather than a cutting day. On October 31, 2027 the Moon is in Sagittarius, just after the new Moon. A trim is fine; the folk calendar's hair days were October 23 to 26.
What are the October 2027 skip-the-scissors days?
9 days: Cancer Oct 21-22; Scorpio Oct 2-3 and Oct 29-30; Pisces Oct 11-13.
