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Eclipses 2027: five dates and one big total eclipse.
2027 has five eclipses: two of the Sun and three of the Moon. The big one is 2 August: the Moon covers the Sun for more than six minutes in Egypt, and for a few minutes in the south of Spain. Here are the dates, where to see them, and how to check if they touch your birth chart.
Why eclipses come in pairs
The Moon's path is tilted about 5° from the Sun's path. The two paths cross at two points, called the nodes. An eclipse only happens when a New Moon or a Full Moon falls close to one of those crossings.
The Sun passes each crossing about every 173 days. So eclipses come in seasons, about every six months, often a solar and a lunar one two weeks apart. In 2027 the seasons fall in February and in August, on the Leo and Aquarius axis.
The five eclipses of 2027
6 February, 15:59 UTC: annular solar eclipse at 17.6° Aquarius. The Moon is a bit too small to cover the Sun, so a ring of fire stays visible.
20 February, 23:13 UTC: penumbral lunar eclipse, Moon at 2° Virgo.
18 July, 16:03 UTC: penumbral lunar eclipse, Moon at 26° Capricorn.
2 August, 10:07 UTC: total solar eclipse at 10° Leo, one of the longest of the century.
17 August, 07:14 UTC: penumbral lunar eclipse, Moon at 24° Aquarius. A penumbral eclipse only dims the Moon a little: most people will not notice it.
Where to see them
6 February: the ring of fire crosses Argentina (Bahía Blanca, Mar del Plata) and Uruguay (Punta del Este), then West Africa at sunset. Buenos Aires sees 82% of the Sun covered.
2 August: totality crosses the south of Spain (Cádiz, Málaga, Gibraltar), northern Morocco (Tangier), Libya, Egypt (Luxor) and Saudi Arabia. Paris and Brussels see a partial eclipse, about half the Sun covered. Neither solar eclipse is visible from the United States.
Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses, even when it is 90% covered.
How to read an eclipse in your birth chart
1. Note the degree: 17.6° Aquarius and 10° Leo for the two solar eclipses. 2. Look in your birth chart for a planet or an angle (rising sign, top of the chart) within about 3° of those degrees. 3. Look at the house where the eclipse falls.
No planet close? The eclipse still lights the house it falls in, more gently. A planet or angle hit within a few degrees? That part of your life tends to turn a page in the following months. Eclipses are less about one day and more about a new chapter that starts around it.
Example: Barack Obama
Barack Obama was born on 4 August 1961 in Honolulu, with Aquarius rising at 18° and the Sun at 12.6° Leo. In 2027 the two solar eclipses land right on that axis: one on his rising sign, one next to his Sun.
That does not say what will happen. It says where to look: his own image and direction (rising sign), and his partnerships (7th house). Watch the chart below, step by step.
His real chart
The two solar eclipses of 2027 on Barack Obama's chart.
Sky of 2 Aug 2027
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Questions about the 2027 eclipses
When is the total solar eclipse of 2027?
On 2 August 2027, around 10:07 UTC at its peak. It is total in the south of Spain, northern Morocco, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and partial in most of Europe and North Africa.
How many eclipses are there in 2027?
Five: an annular solar eclipse on 6 February, a total solar eclipse on 2 August, and three penumbral lunar eclipses on 20 February, 18 July and 17 August.
Which signs do the 2027 eclipses touch?
Mostly Leo and Aquarius: the solar eclipses fall at 17.6° Aquarius and 10° Leo. The lunar eclipses fall in Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius. People with planets or angles near those degrees feel them most.
Is an eclipse good or bad?
Neither. An eclipse marks a turn. Something ends or starts in the area of your chart it touches. Most people only notice it looking back, a few months later.
