Astronomical Events 2027

76 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jan 1, 2027, 17:15 UTC

17:15 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 3, 2027, 18:31 UTC · active Dec 28, 2026 to Jan 11, 2027

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 14% lit.
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Jan 3, 2027, 18:47 UTC

18:47 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Supermoon: Wolf Moon Supermoons

Fri, Jan 22, 2027, 12:17 UTC

Full moon at 357,644 km, 12:17 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jan 23, 2027, 23:22 UTC

23:22 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 1.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Feb 3, 2027, 06:16 UTC

06:16 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Feb 6, 2027, 15:59 UTC

Greatest eclipse 15:59 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Feb 8, 2027, 03:57 UTC

03:57 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 0.3° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Thu, Feb 11, 2027, 00:59 UTC

00:59 UTC · magnitude -2.6
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Feb 18, 2027, 16:39 UTC

16:39 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Mars at opposition Planets

Fri, Feb 19, 2027, 15:36 UTC

15:36 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Feb 20, 2027, 05:00 UTC

05:00 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 1.1° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Feb 20, 2027, 23:13 UTC

Greatest eclipse 23:13 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Mar 4, 2027, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Mar 6, 2027, 06:32 UTC

06:32 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 1.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Mar 17, 2027, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 09:27 UTC

09:27 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Mar 19, 2027, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.9° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 20:24 UTC

20:24 UTC.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 22:57 UTC

22:57 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Apr 4, 2027, 03:35 UTC

03:35 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.9° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Apr 7, 2027, 19:07 UTC

19:07 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Apr 11, 2027, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Apr 15, 2027, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Apr 15, 2027, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 3.0° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 2027, 16:18 UTC · active Apr 14, 2027 to Apr 30, 2027

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Apr 24, 2027, 10:41 UTC

10:41 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Apr 28, 2027, 21:26 UTC

21:26 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 6, 2027, 05:44 UTC · active Apr 19, 2027 to May 27, 2027

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, May 7, 2027, 20:12 UTC

20:12 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, May 11, 2027, 11:14 UTC

11:14 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 12, 2027, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, May 13, 2027, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 3.0° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, May 27, 2027, 06:03 UTC

06:03 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, May 28, 2027, 10:04 UTC

10:04 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Jun 6, 2027, 06:54 UTC

06:54 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 9, 2027, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jun 10, 2027, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.5° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Jun 14, 2027, 02:49 UTC

02:49 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.7° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 2027, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jun 23, 2027, 08:00 UTC

08:00 UTC · magnitude 5.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 7, 2027, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jul 15, 2027, 19:22 UTC

19:22 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 2027, 07:42 UTC · active Jul 11, 2027 to Aug 23, 2027

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 23% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 30, 2027, 08:48 UTC · active Jul 3, 2027 to Aug 15, 2027

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 13% lit.
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Aug 2, 2027, 10:07 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:07 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Aug 3, 2027, 20:29 UTC

20:29 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Aug 11, 2027, 11:04 UTC

11:04 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Aug 12, 2027, 00:30 UTC

00:30 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 12, 2027, 22:32 UTC · active Jul 16, 2027 to Aug 24, 2027

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Aug 17, 2027, 07:14 UTC

Greatest eclipse 07:14 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Aug 31, 2027, 08:26 UTC

08:26 UTC · magnitude -1.7
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 23, 2027, 06:01 UTC

06:01 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Sep 24, 2027, 22:06 UTC

22:06 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 28, 2027, 12:29 UTC

12:29 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.8° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 28, 2027, 13:48 UTC

13:48 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Oct 1, 2027, 23:22 UTC

23:22 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 1.6° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 8, 2027, 21:59 UTC · active Oct 6, 2027 to Oct 9, 2028

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 63% lit.
Saturn at opposition Planets

Mon, Oct 18, 2027, 02:04 UTC

02:04 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Oct 19, 2027, 15:31 UTC

15:31 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 2027, 15:12 UTC · active Oct 2, 2027 to Nov 7, 2027

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 62% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Nov 1, 2027, 06:24 UTC

06:24 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Nov 4, 2027, 08:53 UTC

08:53 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 2027, 15:45 UTC · active Sep 9, 2027 to Nov 20, 2027

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 44% lit.
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 2027, 15:04 UTC · active Oct 20, 2027 to Dec 10, 2027

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 17, 2027, 20:40 UTC · active Nov 6, 2027 to Nov 30, 2027

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 83% lit.
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Nov 25, 2027, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Nov 30, 2027, 08:15 UTC

08:15 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.5° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Tue, Nov 30, 2027, 09:01 UTC

09:01 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Nov 30, 2027, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.9° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Dec 11, 2027, 22:22 UTC

22:22 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Geminids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 14, 2027, 10:39 UTC · active Dec 4, 2027 to Dec 20, 2027

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Dec 22, 2027, 02:42 UTC

02:42 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 22, 2027, 19:05 UTC · active Dec 17, 2027 to Dec 26, 2027

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 25% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Dec 29, 2027, 11:54 UTC

11:54 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Dec 30, 2027, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.9° apart