Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park
In November 2009 it became the first Dark Sky Park in the UK, with Gold Tier status. On a clear night more than 7,000 stars and planets are visible to the naked eye, and the Milky Way is usually easy to see.
Full moon calendar 2027 · UK
Full moon 2027 in UK.
Readers in the UK get twelve full moons in 2027 and no blue moon. Only one lands on a different date than in UTC: the Harvest Moon, full at 00:04 BST on Thursday 16 September. The sky highlight is the partial solar eclipse of Monday 2 August, with about 42% of the Sun covered from London.
First full moon of 2027 here: Friday, January 22, 12:17 GMT.
Full moon dates 2027 in UK.
Every full moon of 2027 in local time, daylight saving included. Highlighted dates fall on a different day than in UTC: Harvest Moon.
| Full moon | Local date and time | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Fri, Jan 22, 12:17 GMT | ♌︎ Leo |
| Snow Moon | Sat, Feb 20, 23:24 GMT | ♍︎ Virgo |
| Worm Moon | Mon, Mar 22, 10:44 GMT | ♎︎ Libra |
| Pink Moon | Tue, Apr 20, 23:27 BST | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| Flower Moon | Thu, May 20, 11:59 BST | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| Strawberry Moon | Sat, Jun 19, 01:45 BST | ♐︎ Sagittarius |
| Buck Moon | Sun, Jul 18, 16:45 BST | ♑︎ Capricorn |
| Sturgeon Moon | Tue, Aug 17, 08:29 BST | ♒︎ Aquarius |
| Harvest Moon | Thu, Sep 16, 00:04 BST | ♓︎ Pisces |
| Hunter’s Moon | Fri, Oct 15, 14:47 BST | ♈︎ Aries |
| Beaver Moon | Sun, Nov 14, 03:26 GMT | ♉︎ Taurus |
| Cold Moon | Mon, Dec 13, 16:09 GMT | ♊︎ Gemini |
When does the full moon rise in UK?
Moonrise on the evening of each full moon, in local time. When the exact full moment falls before dawn, the table uses the evening before, when the Moon already looks full. The last column is how high the Moon climbs over London.
| Full moon | Evening | London | Birmingham | Manchester | Cardiff | Belfast | Edinburgh | Lerwick | Height over London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Fri, Jan 22 | 16:33 | 16:36 | 16:33 | 16:46 | 16:42 | 16:23 | 15:44 | 57° |
| Snow Moon | Sat, Feb 20 | 17:01 | 17:06 | 17:05 | 17:14 | 17:18 | 17:03 | 16:40 | 47° |
| Worm Moon | Mon, Mar 22 | 18:48 | 18:57 | 18:59 | 19:01 | 19:17 | 19:07 | 19:05 | 30° |
| Pink Moon | Tue, Apr 20 | 20:08 | 20:19 | 20:23 | 20:21 | 20:43 | 20:37 | 20:49 | 21° |
| Flower Moon | Thu, May 20 | 21:42 | 21:56 | 22:05 | 21:55 | 22:29 | 22:29 | 23:10 | 12° |
| Strawberry Moon | Fri, Jun 18 | 21:33 | 21:48 | 21:57 | 21:46 | 22:22 | 22:24 | 23:14 | 11° |
| Buck Moon | Sun, Jul 18 | 21:17 | 21:29 | 21:36 | 21:29 | 21:57 | 21:54 | 22:18 | 17° |
| Sturgeon Moon | Tue, Aug 17 | 20:14 | 20:23 | 20:26 | 20:26 | 20:43 | 20:35 | 20:38 | 29° |
| Harvest Moon | Wed, Sep 15 | 18:46 | 18:53 | 18:55 | 18:58 | 19:10 | 18:59 | 18:52 | 38° |
| Hunter’s Moon | Fri, Oct 15 | 17:33 | 17:38 | 17:37 | 17:46 | 17:48 | 17:33 | 17:09 | 53° |
| Beaver Moon | Sat, Nov 13 | 15:18 | 15:21 | 15:17 | 15:31 | 15:26 | 15:08 | 14:30 | 60° |
| Cold Moon | Mon, Dec 13 | 15:16 | 15:17 | 15:11 | 15:29 | 15:17 | 14:53 | 13:52 | 65° |
Full moons in the UK swing hard with the seasons in 2027. Seen from London, the Cold Moon of 13 December climbs to 65 degrees and the Beaver Moon of 14 November to 60 degrees, riding high on long winter evenings. The summer moons stay low: the Flower Moon of 20 May peaks at only 12 degrees and the Strawberry Moon, on the night of 18 to 19 June, at 11 degrees, skimming the southern horizon in the short summer night. The farther north you are, the lower these summer moons sit, so from Edinburgh or Lerwick they hug the horizon even more, while the long northern winter nights give the high winter moons more hours in the dark. For the best views pick October to February. For a low, golden moonrise behind rooftops or hills, June and July deliver.
Time zones
One time zone, and why dates differ.
The UK keeps Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) until 28 March 2027, when clocks go forward to British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1). They go back on 31 October, so full moons from April to mid-October are given in BST. Only the Harvest Moon changes date against UTC: it is full at 00:04 BST on 16 September, while UTC still reads 15 September. Calendars on North American Eastern time also put the Strawberry Moon on 18 June and the Beaver Moon on 13 November, a day before the UK dates. North America changes clocks two weeks earlier in spring, so around the Worm Moon of 22 March the UK is only four hours ahead of Toronto and New York.
- UK (GMT/BST): clocks go forward on Sunday, March 28, 2027, clocks go back on Sunday, October 31, 2027.
New moons 2027 in UK.
| New moon | Local date and time | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Thu, Jan 7, 20:25 GMT | ♑︎ Capricorn |
| February 6 | Sat, Feb 6, 15:56 GMT | ♒︎ Aquarius |
| March 8 | Mon, Mar 8, 09:30 GMT | ♓︎ Pisces |
| April 7 | Wed, Apr 7, 00:51 BST | ♈︎ Aries |
| May 6 | Thu, May 6, 11:59 BST | ♉︎ Taurus |
| June 4 | Fri, Jun 4, 20:40 BST | ♊︎ Gemini |
| July 4 | Sun, Jul 4, 04:02 BST | ♋︎ Cancer |
| August 2 | Mon, Aug 2, 11:05 BST | ♌︎ Leo |
| August 31 | Tue, Aug 31, 18:41 BST | ♍︎ Virgo |
| September 30 | Thu, Sep 30, 03:36 BST | ♎︎ Libra |
| October 29 | Fri, Oct 29, 14:37 BST | ♏︎ Scorpio |
| November 28 | Sun, Nov 28, 03:24 GMT | ♐︎ Sagittarius |
| December 27 | Mon, Dec 27, 20:12 GMT | ♑︎ Capricorn |
Eclipses
Which eclipses can you see from UK?
On the morning of Monday 2 August 2027 a partial solar eclipse is visible across the UK. The Moon covers 42.1% of the Sun in Cardiff at 09:57 BST and 41.8% in London at 10:00 BST, falling to 31.5% in Belfast, 27.2% in Edinburgh and 15.3% in Lerwick. Never look at the Sun directly: use certified eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector, and never binoculars or a telescope without a proper solar filter. The only lunar eclipse above UK horizons is the faint penumbral one at 23:12 GMT on 20 February. The next total lunar eclipse visible from these cities is on 31 December 2028, greatest at 16:51 GMT.
| Eclipse | Local date | Seen from |
|---|---|---|
| Annular solar eclipse | February 6, 2027 | Not visible |
| Total solar eclipse | August 2, 2027 | London 41.8% partial at 10:00, Birmingham 38.5% partial at 09:59, Manchester 35.1% partial at 09:59, Cardiff 42.1% partial at 09:57, Belfast 31.5% partial at 09:57, Edinburgh 27.2% partial at 10:00, Lerwick 15.3% partial at 10:04 |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Saturday, February 20, 2027, 23:12 GMT | All listed cities |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Sunday, July 18, 2027, 17:02 BST | Moon below the horizon |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse | Tuesday, August 17, 2027, 08:13 BST | Moon below the horizon |
| Total lunar eclipse | Sunday, December 31, 2028, 16:51 GMT | All listed cities |
| Total lunar eclipse | Tuesday, June 26, 2029, 04:22 BST | London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh |
| Total lunar eclipse | Thursday, December 20, 2029, 22:41 GMT | All listed cities |
Local moon culture
Harvest suppers and moonlit stones
The Harvest Moon still has a place in the British calendar. Harvest festival, also called the harvest home, is traditionally celebrated on the Sunday nearest the Harvest Moon, the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. In 2027 it rises over London at 18:46 on Wednesday 15 September and is full just after midnight, at 00:04 BST on Thursday 16 September. The church harvest festival most people know today goes back to 1843, when the Reverend Robert Hawker of Morwenstow in Cornwall invited his parishioners to receive the sacrament in bread made from the new corn. Older farm celebrations ended with a harvest supper, where corn dolls made from the last sheaf of the harvest were placed on the tables.
Long before harvest festivals, people in Britain seem to have watched the Moon from stone. The Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis were raised about 5,000 years ago, before Stonehenge, and the best guess of the body that cares for them is that they were a kind of observatory: every 18.6 years the Moon skims especially low over the hills to the south. At Stonehenge, English Heritage worked with researchers from the universities of Oxford, Leicester and Bournemouth and the Royal Astronomical Society during the major lunar standstill of 2024 and 2025, when moonrise and moonset swing furthest apart, to test whether the four Station Stones were deliberately aligned with the Moon. That question is still debated.
Where to watch
Dark sky places in UK.
Northumberland International Dark Sky Park
Unveiled in December 2013 with Gold Tier status, it covers Northumberland National Park and most of Kielder Water and Forest Park. At 1,483 square kilometres it is one of the largest areas of protected night sky in Europe.
Eryri International Dark Sky Reserve
Eryri National Park became an International Dark Sky Reserve in 2015 and is counted among the darkest places left in southern Britain. On clear nights the Milky Way, the major constellations and shooting stars are visible above the mountains.
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
Set in Davagh Forest in the Sperrin mountains, it opened in 2020 as the first Dark Sky Park in Northern Ireland. The observatory has an outdoor viewing platform, and the ancient Beaghmore Stone Circles lie in the same landscape.
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FAQ
Full moons in UK, answered.
When is the first full moon of 2027 in UK?
The first full moon of 2027 in the UK is the Wolf Moon on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 12:17 GMT. It is also the closest full moon of the year, a supermoon at 357,635 km.
Which full moons of 2027 fall on a different date in UK than in UTC lists?
the Harvest Moon (September 16). Calendars that list UTC or US dates show a different day for this moon.
When is the Harvest Moon 2027 in the UK?
The Harvest Moon is full at 00:04 BST on Thursday 16 September 2027. In London it rises at 18:46 on the evening of Wednesday 15 September, so that evening is the best time to watch it come up in the east. Calendars in UTC or US time list the Harvest Moon on 15 September, which is why you will see both dates.
Can I see the solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 from the UK?
Yes, as a partial eclipse on the morning of Monday 2 August. The Moon covers 41.8% of the Sun from London at 10:00 BST, 42.1% from Cardiff at 09:57 BST, 27.2% from Edinburgh at 10:00 BST and 15.3% from Lerwick at 10:04 BST. None of these cities sees totality. Use certified eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector, never ordinary sunglasses.
Is there a lunar eclipse visible from the UK in 2027?
Only a subtle one. A penumbral lunar eclipse peaks at 23:12 GMT on Saturday 20 February with the Moon above the horizon across the UK, just before the Snow Moon is full at 23:24 GMT. A penumbral eclipse only dims the Moon slightly. The eclipses of 18 July and 17 August happen while the Moon is below UK horizons. The next total lunar eclipse visible here is on 31 December 2028.
When is the closest full moon of 2027 in the UK?
The Wolf Moon on Friday 22 January 2027 is the nearest full moon of the year, 357,635 km from Earth. It is full at 12:17 GMT, and in London it rises at 16:33 that afternoon. The farthest is the Buck Moon of Sunday 18 July at 405,968 km, which also stays low in the summer sky, peaking at just 17 degrees over London.
Other countries: India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa. For every other time zone, see the full moon calendar 2027.