Night sky in August 2027
What to see in the night sky in August 2027: Moon phases, the darkest nights for the Milky Way, planets, meteor showers and other events, with dates and times.
Total solar eclipse 2 August 2027
Totality crosses southern Spain and Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt — up to 6 min 23 s near Luxor — then Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Europe, Africa and western Asia see a partial eclipse.
Perseids meteor shower 2027
Peak night, up to 100 meteors an hour under a dark sky. A bright Moon (77%) washes out faint meteors; only the brightest will show.
Penumbral lunar eclipse 17 August 2027
Visible from the Americas and the Pacific.
Moon phases
- New Moon · 10:05 UTC
- Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon · 07:28 UTC
- New Moon · 17:41 UTC
Darkest nights
Around the new moon the sky is darkest — the best nights for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and astrophotography: 29 Jul – 6 Aug, 27 Aug – 4 Sept.