Void of course Moon · August 2027
August 2027: 14 void-of-course Moons, the longest 49 h 57 m
Two New Moons, a solar eclipse, and the longest void of the year.
Photo: NPS / Alison Taggart-Barone
At a glance
14 windows, 188 hours, 25% of August.
- Voids
- 14188 h total
- Longest
- 49 h 57 mWed Aug 18 · 04:57 to Fri Aug 20 · 06:54 UTC, Pisces to Aries, after opposition Jupiter
- Shortest
- 1 h 17 mAug 22, from 29°19′ Aries
- First void
- Sun Aug 1 · 15:54UTC, Cancer to Leo
- New Moon
- Mon Aug 2 · 10:05UTC, 9°55′ Leo
- Full Moon
- Tue Aug 17 · 07:28UTC, 24°12′ Aquarius
14 voids, 25% void
Big summer skies: August holds the single longest void of 2027.
August is the dramatic month. It opens with the New Moon in Leo, which is also the total solar eclipse of August 2, 2027, and closes with a second New Moon in Virgo. In between sits the longest void-of-course Moon of the whole year.
That window opens the day after the Full Moon in Aquarius. Once in Pisces, the Moon opposes Jupiter, and then it makes no further Ptolemaic contact with any classical planet for about two days, until it enters Aries. If you had something big planned for the middle of the month, this is the stretch to check.
The rest of August is lively. The eclipse New Moon is a classic "don't force it, notice what starts" moment in astrological tradition, and the Virgo New Moon at the end of the month suits a practical fresh start for the autumn term. One Aries void, just after the long one, lasts only about an hour.
2nd of 12
August 2027, counted
14 windows, 188 h. 2nd of 12 by hours; 35% over a 2027 month's mean; 4 past 24 h. Weekend starts (UTC): 5. Weekday 13:00 to 22:00 UTC starts: 5.
The New Moon at 9°55′ Leo on Mon Aug 2 · 10:05 UTC, the Full Moon at 24°12′ Aquarius on Tue Aug 17 · 07:28 UTC, the New Moon at 8°06′ Virgo on Tue Aug 31 · 17:41 UTC: 3, both clear of any void.
The sky behind it
August last aspects: Saturn 7, Mercury 2, Jupiter 2, Sun 2, Mars 1. Method.
5 planets close voids
Two giants and a lot of small change
August is a month of extremes. Six of its fourteen voids run under four hours, yet two of them pass forty-six hours. The Virgo void from August 3 to 5 begins just after the eclipse New Moon of August 2, with the Moon's only aspect in Virgo, a conjunction with Jupiter. The Pisces void from August 18 to 20 is the longest of the whole year, close to fifty hours, after an opposition to Jupiter.
Saturn closes seven August voids, tying September for the most Saturn endings of the year. All seven are short: the Moon trines, opposes, squares or sextiles Saturn and reaches the next sign within about four and a half hours.
A third long window follows them: the Taurus void from August 23 to 24, about 33 hours, after a trine to Mercury. With four windows over a day and the year's eclipse, August is the month to read the table before booking anything important. Sundays and Tuesdays (UTC) start four voids each.
5 in work hours
August: when to wait, when to go
Try this today
- Keep the two-day Pisces void for a beach day or a reading binge.
- Note the eclipse date and read our eclipse page before planning around it.
- Use the Virgo New Moon to set up autumn routines.
Circle the long Pisces-to-Aries void in the middle of the month and keep it for rest, travel days or creative wandering. Time new starts near the Virgo New Moon instead, outside its nearest void.
Hold off on anything you need to start strong between August 3 and 5, and again between August 18 and 20. The first stretch opens on the evening of August 3, the day after the eclipse, and runs nearly two days in Virgo. The second, in Pisces, is the longest void of the year, almost fifty hours. Between them, the Scorpio void from August 9 to 10 runs more than a day too, so mid-August has few clean windows.
Check your moment
August, minute by minute
Aug 18 opens the 49 h 57 m void; Aug 22 has the 1 h 17 m one.
Right now
Checking the clock...
Your moment
Void of course.
The window runs Wed, Aug 18, 4:57 AM to Fri, Aug 20, 6:54 AM (49 h 57 min). Tradition would start after the Moon enters Aries.
Voids touching this day: Wed, Aug 18, 4:57 AM to Fri, Aug 20, 6:54 AM (Pisces to Aries).
More to read
Shorter reads. Each opens in place.
Quick read
Worth knowing
August has three lunations: the New Moon in Leo (the eclipse), the Full Moon in Aquarius, and a second New Moon in Virgo. All three are in the table below.
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Quick read
July and September
July 2027 has 13 voids. September 2027 has 13.
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Every void-of-course Moon in August 2027
14 rows, UTC, from Sun Aug 1 · 15:54 to Tue Aug 31 · 04:43.
| Void starts (UTC) | Moon moves | Length | Last aspect | Ends (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Aug 1 · 15:54 | Cancer → Leo | 2 h 31 m | conjunction Mercury | Sun Aug 1 · 18:24 |
| Tue Aug 3 · 14:30 | Leo → Virgo | 3 h 26 m | trine Saturn | Tue Aug 3 · 17:57 |
| Tue Aug 3 · 20:49 | Virgo → Libra | 46 h 05 m | conjunction Jupiter | Thu Aug 5 · 18:54 |
| Sat Aug 7 · 19:04 | Libra → Scorpio | 3 h 48 m | opposition Saturn | Sat Aug 7 · 22:52 |
| Mon Aug 9 · 04:54 | Scorpio → Sagittarius | 25 h 41 m | square Sun | Tue Aug 10 · 06:35 |
| Thu Aug 12 · 13:18 | Sagittarius → Capricorn | 4 h 16 m | trine Saturn | Thu Aug 12 · 17:34 |
| Sun Aug 15 · 01:57 | Capricorn → Aquarius | 4 h 22 m | square Saturn | Sun Aug 15 · 06:19 |
| Tue Aug 17 · 14:48 | Aquarius → Pisces | 4 h 23 m | sextile Saturn | Tue Aug 17 · 19:11 |
| Wed Aug 18 · 04:57 | Pisces → Aries | 49 h 57 m | opposition Jupiter | Fri Aug 20 · 06:54 |
| Sun Aug 22 · 15:15 | Aries → Taurus | 1 h 17 m | trine Sun | Sun Aug 22 · 16:32 |
| Mon Aug 23 · 14:42 | Taurus → Gemini | 32 h 44 m | trine Mercury | Tue Aug 24 · 23:26 |
| Thu Aug 26 · 23:20 | Gemini → Cancer | 4 h 00 m | sextile Saturn | Fri Aug 27 · 03:20 |
| Sun Aug 29 · 00:46 | Cancer → Leo | 3 h 56 m | square Saturn | Sun Aug 29 · 04:42 |
| Tue Aug 31 · 02:41 | Leo → Virgo | 2 h 03 m | sextile Mars | Tue Aug 31 · 04:43 |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
What is the longest void of course Moon in 2027?
The Pisces void in mid-August 2027, starting after the Moon's opposition to Jupiter and lasting close to fifty hours until the Moon enters Aries.
Is the Moon void of course during the August 2, 2027 eclipse?
Check the August table: the checker will tell you whether a void covers the moment you care about in your time zone.
How many void of course Moons in August 2027 last more than a day?
Four. The Virgo void from August 3 to 5 (about 46 hours), the Scorpio void from the 9th to the 10th (about 26), the Pisces void from the 18th to the 20th (about 50, the longest of 2027) and the Taurus void from the 23rd to the 24th (about 33).
