Void of course Moon · April 2027
April 2027: 13 void-of-course Moons, the longest 20 h 04 m
Aries season opens the calendar, and the Moon mostly cooperates.
Photo: Ravi Prakash / Burst
At a glance
13 windows, 162 hours, 22% of April.
- Voids
- 13162 h total
- Longest
- 20 h 04 mTue Apr 27 · 07:19 to Wed Apr 28 · 03:23 UTC, Capricorn to Aquarius, after square Saturn
- Shortest
- 3 h 25 mApr 18, from 28°02′ Virgo
- First void
- Fri Apr 2 · 13:28UTC, Aquarius to Pisces
- New Moon
- Tue Apr 6 · 23:51UTC, 16°57′ Aries
- Full Moon
- Tue Apr 20 · 22:27UTC, 0°37′ Scorpio
13 voids, 22% void
A pale Moon rising over still water: April's voids are short and tidy.
April is a friendlier month for planners. Thirteen voids, none of them anywhere near two days, and the longest is under a day: a twenty-hour stretch in Capricorn after the Moon squares Saturn, near the end of the month.
That Saturn square is a fitting send-off. Capricorn, Saturn, a void: it reads like the sky telling you to stop pushing on the thing that is not moving yet. If you have a deadline that week, finish it before the window opens and use the void hours for review rather than new work.
The New Moon in Aries lands early in the month, the classic "start something" moment of the astrological year, and it is not swallowed by a long void. If you have been waiting for a sign to launch, April's first week has room. The Full Moon in Scorpio mid-month adds intensity, and the very short Virgo void two days before it barely registers.
4th of 12
April 2027, counted
13 windows, 162 h. 4th of 12 by hours; 16% over a 2027 month's mean; none past 24 h. Weekend starts (UTC): 3. Weekday 13:00 to 22:00 UTC starts: 2.
The New Moon at 16°57′ Aries on Tue Apr 6 · 23:51 UTC, the Full Moon at 0°37′ Scorpio on Tue Apr 20 · 22:27 UTC: 2, both clear of any void.
The sky behind it
April last aspects: Mars 7, Sun 3, Mercury 1, Venus 1, Saturn 1. Method.
5 planets close voids
Seven Mars endings
April belongs to Mars. The red planet supplies the last aspect for seven of the month's thirteen voids, a count matched only by Saturn in August and September and beaten only by Jupiter's eight in December. The pattern runs from an opposition from Aquarius on April 2 to another opposition from Aquarius on April 30, with trines, squares and a sextile from Aries, Taurus, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius in between.
The Sun gets a turn mid-month. Between April 11 and 16 the Moon sextiles, squares and then trines the Sun as it moves through Gemini, Cancer and Leo, three voids in a row that each last somewhere between about seven and fourteen and a half hours.
The one short window is the Virgo void on April 18, about three and a half hours, after the Moon's only aspect in that sign, an opposition to Venus. Fridays and Sundays (UTC) see seven of the month's void starts between them, so if you schedule work around a weekly rhythm, those are the days to double check.
2 in work hours
April: when to wait, when to go
Try this today
- Launch around the Aries New Moon, outside its nearest void.
- Treat the Capricorn void as a review day, not a deadline day.
- Use a short void as a coffee break, literally.
April is front-loaded with opportunity. Use the Aries New Moon week for starts, keep the Capricorn void late in the month for wrap-up, and do not worry about the short ones unless they hit a signing.
Fridays are the trap. Four April voids start on a Friday (UTC), on the 2nd, 9th, 16th and 30th, so a Friday afternoon launch is more likely than usual to land inside one. The Capricorn void from the morning of April 27 to the early hours of the 28th is the longest, so a project that needs sign-off that week should get it on the 26th or wait until the Moon is in Aquarius.
Check your moment
April, minute by minute
Apr 27 opens the 20 h 04 m void; Apr 18 has the 3 h 25 m one.
Right now
Checking the clock...
Your moment
Void of course.
The window runs Tue, Apr 27, 7:19 AM to Wed, Apr 28, 3:23 AM (20 h 4 min). Tradition would start after the Moon enters Aquarius.
Voids touching this day: Tue, Apr 27, 7:19 AM to Wed, Apr 28, 3:23 AM (Capricorn to Aquarius).
More to read
Shorter reads. Each opens in place.
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Worth knowing
The Virgo void two days before April's Full Moon lasts only about three and a half hours. Many printed calendars round voids to the nearest hour; ours keeps the minute so you can see how small this one is.
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March and May
March 2027 has 14 voids. May 2027 has 13.
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Every void-of-course Moon in April 2027
13 rows, UTC, from Fri Apr 2 · 13:28 to Fri Apr 30 · 15:52.
| Void starts (UTC) | Moon moves | Length | Last aspect | Ends (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Apr 2 · 13:28 | Aquarius → Pisces | 17 h 56 m | opposition Mars | Sat Apr 3 · 07:25 |
| Mon Apr 5 · 05:21 | Pisces → Aries | 11 h 26 m | conjunction Mercury | Mon Apr 5 · 16:48 |
| Wed Apr 7 · 07:21 | Aries → Taurus | 15 h 49 m | trine Mars | Wed Apr 7 · 23:09 |
| Fri Apr 9 · 12:22 | Taurus → Gemini | 14 h 59 m | square Mars | Sat Apr 10 · 03:21 |
| Sun Apr 11 · 16:10 | Gemini → Cancer | 14 h 22 m | sextile Sun | Mon Apr 12 · 06:31 |
| Tue Apr 13 · 22:56 | Cancer → Leo | 10 h 33 m | square Sun | Wed Apr 14 · 09:29 |
| Fri Apr 16 · 05:52 | Leo → Virgo | 6 h 47 m | trine Sun | Fri Apr 16 · 12:39 |
| Sun Apr 18 · 12:56 | Virgo → Libra | 3 h 25 m | opposition Venus | Sun Apr 18 · 16:21 |
| Tue Apr 20 · 08:39 | Libra → Scorpio | 12 h 41 m | sextile Mars | Tue Apr 20 · 21:20 |
| Thu Apr 22 · 16:12 | Scorpio → Sagittarius | 12 h 25 m | square Mars | Fri Apr 23 · 04:37 |
| Sun Apr 25 · 02:54 | Sagittarius → Capricorn | 11 h 57 m | trine Mars | Sun Apr 25 · 14:51 |
| Tue Apr 27 · 07:19 | Capricorn → Aquarius | 20 h 04 m | square Saturn | Wed Apr 28 · 03:23 |
| Fri Apr 30 · 06:31 | Aquarius → Pisces | 9 h 21 m | opposition Mars | Fri Apr 30 · 15:52 |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
Is April 2027 a good month to start a business?
Traditionally, the Aries New Moon week is popular for starts, and April has no very long voids. Pick a time outside the windows in the table, and see our business dates page for more criteria.
What is the longest void of course Moon in April 2027?
About twenty hours in Capricorn, after the Moon's square to Saturn late in the month.
Is the Moon void at the Aries New Moon in April 2027?
No. The New Moon falls at 23:51 UTC on April 6, and the Aries void does not start until 07:21 UTC on the 7th, after a trine to Mars. If you want to start something right at the lunation, those first seven or so hours are clear.
