Eclipses 2027: the year of the long totality

On August 2, 2027 the new Moon in Leo covers the Sun completely. The path of totality, about 258 kilometres wide, crosses North Africa and the Middle East; at the point of greatest eclipse near Luxor in Egypt, totality lasts up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds. On this day the Moon appears especially large and the Sun rather small, which is why the darkness lasts so long.

Astrologically, a solar eclipse in Leo speaks of the heart, of self-expression, creativity and the courage to be seen. At 9°55′ Leo it sets a new beginning in the area of life this degree activates in your chart. You feel it most clearly if your Sun, Moon, ascendant or another personal point sits around 10° Leo, Aquarius, Taurus or Scorpio.

Important for anyone travelling to the path of totality: never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses, not even during the partial phases. Only in the minutes of totality itself is it safe to look with the naked eye.

All three lunar eclipses of 2027 are penumbral eclipses: the full Moon passes only through Earth’s outer shadow and never reaches the dark umbra. It does not turn red; at most it grows a little dimmer on one side. On February 20 this shading is clearly deeper than on August 17, and on July 18 the Moon only just touches the penumbra.

Astrologically, penumbral eclipses still count: they are full Moons close to the lunar nodes that bring something to completion, often more quietly and more inwardly than a total lunar eclipse. The February eclipse in Virgo asks what you are ready to put in order; the full Moons in Capricorn and Aquarius in July and August touch structure, responsibility and the people you belong to.

The decisive question is not “What do the eclipses of 2027 mean?” but “What do they mean for ME?”, and the answer lies in your birth chart. The total solar eclipse at 9°55′ Leo falls into a different house for every person: for one into the house of career, for another into the house of love, and for a third it meets their own Sun or ascendant exactly and becomes their personal turning point of the year.

That is exactly what Birth Codex calculates for you. From your date, time and place of birth, Birth Codex determines your exact positions with the Swiss Ephemeris, the astronomical standard, and shows you your complete cosmic profile across 23 systems. You see which of your houses the eclipses of 2027 touch, which of your planets they activate and where the year has its turning points for you.

Enter your birth data above and see in black and white which of the five eclipses of 2027 will be yours. A look back is worth it too: the eclipses of 2026 opened the Leo and Aquarius axis with the solar eclipses of February 17 and August 12, 2026.