Full moon April 2027: Pink Moon in Scorpio

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

Moonrise and the highest point

A full moon rises around sunset and climbs highest around the middle of the night. These are the moonrise nearest the exact moment and the Moon's highest point after it, in local time.

Of these cities, it rides highest in São Paulo, at 83°, and lowest in London, at 21°.

Height is the angle above the horizon, where 90° would be straight overhead. A full moon near the horizon is the same size as a high one. It only looks bigger.

Why it's called the Pink Moon

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower that blooms early in spring in eastern North America. The Moon itself looks no pinker than usual.

The stars behind this full moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 0°37′ Scorpio, the Moon actually stands in front of Virgo, the maiden, not the constellation Scorpio is named after. The Sun, on the far side of the sky at 0°37′ Taurus, is in front of Aries.

More about VirgoWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 383,421 km from Earth, this is the 6th closest of the 12 full moons of 2027. It looks 6% wider than the farthest full moon of the year, on 18 July 2027, a difference that is easier to measure than to see.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 14 April 2027 at 00:36 UTC, 7 days before the exact full moon, at 369,994 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 27 April 2027 at 404,157 km.

The planets at this full moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a square from Pluto, 6.5° from exact. A square from Pluto adds some friction, which often gets things moving. With Mercury opposite the Moon, its themes tend to show up as a pull in another direction. No planet is retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

The bright Moon washes out faint stars, but the planets still shine through.

• Mercury is too close to the Sun to see.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cancer.
• Saturn is too close to the Sun to see.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 72.9° from the South Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the penumbral lunar eclipse at the full moon of July 2027.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This full moon is the peak of the cycle that began with the new moon in Aries on 6 April 2027. The cycle ends with the new moon on 6 May 2027.

A full moon in Scorpio

With the Sun opposite in Taurus, this full moon digs under the surface. Trust, intimacy and shared resources come up, and it is a good moment to be honest about what you really feel.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Scorpio

Scorpio Moon days run deep. Feelings grow stronger, secrets surface and small talk feels hollow, so it's a good time for honest conversations and for letting something go.

More about the Moon in Scorpio

The same moon in other years

• Last yearFull moon April 2026, Libra
• Next full moon in ScorpioFull moon May 2027, Scorpio