The figures
At 15:45 UTC on Sunday, July 18, 2027 the Moon reaches 25°49' Capricorn with the Sun opposite at 25°49' Cancer. It is 405,979 km away, 21,579 km beyond the 384,400 km average, which puts it at the micromoon end of the range with a correspondingly small disc. The degree, 25°49' Capricorn, places it in the third decan of Capricorn, on the axis that runs across to Cancer. This one is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, so the Moon is within range of a node at 25°49' Capricorn rather than merely opposite the Sun. It is the 14th of the 25 lunations dated for 2027, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 15:45 UTC on July 18, 2027 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:45 | 18 July |
| Los Angeles | 08:45 | 18 July |
| London | 16:45 | 18 July |
| Delhi | 21:15 | 18 July |
| Sydney | 01:45 the next day | 19 July |
| Istanbul | 18:45 | 18 July |
Why it is called the Buck Moon
The Buck Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of July, and in 2027 it falls on July 18, 2027 at 25°49' Capricorn. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2027 one lands in Capricorn at 25°49' Capricorn while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 25°49' Capricorn falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Taurus | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Gemini | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Cancer | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Leo | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Virgo | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Libra | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Scorpio | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Sagittarius | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Capricorn | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Aquarius | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Pisces | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
A full moon in Capricorn
Anything within a couple of degrees of 25°49' Capricorn in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Cancer, Aries or Libra, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of July 18, 2027 marks is a position rather than an event: 25°49' Capricorn, in the third decan, with the Sun at 25°49' Cancer. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 25°49' Capricorn, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 14 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after July 18, 2027.
- Before it: the new moon of July 4, 2027
- After it: the new moon of August 2, 2027
- The last full moon in Capricorn: June 29, 2026
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on July 18, 2027?
15:45 UTC on July 18, 2027; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
25°49' Capricorn — the third decan. The chart reading for July 18, 2027 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 405,979 km, which is 21,579 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On July 18, 2027 the Moon simply reaches 25°49' Capricorn; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.