Hair cutting moon calendar
The best days to cut your hair, as the moon calendar tradition reads them.
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Example: the 2027 hair-cutting days in US Eastern Time, month by month
A month a page for 2027, times in US Eastern Time (the automatic zone here), the Moon as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. Each day is rated by the sign the Moon is in at local noon: Leo and Virgo best, Cancer and Pisces to avoid. For a cut that lasts, look for a best day under a waning Moon; for hair you are growing out, a best day under a waxing one.
- Year 2027, “A month per page (12 pages)”, times in US Eastern Time: each day shows the Moon’s sign, the part of it lit, and “grows faster” (waxing) or “lasts longer” (waning).
- January: the full moon is at 7:17 AM on the 22nd, so the four best days, 22–25 January in Leo and Virgo, all fall under a waning Moon: the days for a cut that should last.
- March: the full moon is on the 22nd again, but Leo and Virgo come before it, on 18–21 March, so those best days are waxing: the days for hair you are growing out.
- The days to avoid are marked too: 7–8 March with the Moon in Pisces, 16–17 March in Cancer.
| 2027 | Best days (Leo, Virgo) | Moon | Days to avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22–25 | waning | 11–13, 20–21 |
| February | 19–22 | waxing to the 20th, then waning | 7–9, 17–18 |
| March | 18–21 | waxing | 7–8, 16–17 |
| April | 14–18 | waxing | 3–5, 12–13, 30 |
| May | 11–15 | waxing | 1–2, 9–10, 28–29 |
| June | 8–11 | waxing | 6–7, 24–26 |
| July | 5–8 | waxing | 3–4, 21–23, 31 |
| August | 2–5 and 29–31 | waxing, then waning | 1, 18–19, 27–28 |
| September | 1 and 25–28 | waxing, then waning | 14–15, 23–24 |
| October | 23–26 | waning | 11–13, 20–22 |
| November | 19–22 | waning | 8–9, 17–18 |
| December | 16–19 | waning | 5–6, 14–15 |
Twelve pages, one a month. The waning best days of 2027 are 22–25 January, 21–22 February, 29–31 August, 25–28 September, 23–26 October, 19–22 November and 16–19 December; the waxing ones fill spring and summer. The Moon’s position is calculated; what it does to hair is tradition, and the sheet says so.
How it works
- Choose the year and a month a page (or the whole year on one sheet).
- Choose your time zone, and the hemisphere you see the Moon from.
- Download the PDF: each day shows its rating, the Moon’s sign and whether it is waxing or waning.
Frequently asked questions
- Which days are best for cutting hair?
- By the tradition, days with the Moon in Leo or Virgo; Cancer and Pisces are the days to avoid. It is folk tradition, not science.
- What does waxing or waning change?
- The tradition says hair cut under a waxing Moon grows back faster, and a cut under a waning Moon lasts longer.
- Are the Moon’s positions exact?
- Yes: they are computed with the methods almanacs use, in your time zone.
- Is it science?
- No — it is a tradition, and the calendar says so. The Moon’s sign and phase are calculated exactly; what they do to hair is folk belief.
- Why is a day rated differently in another time zone?
- Because the sign and the phase are read at local noon. On 22 January 2027 the full moon is at 7:17 AM in New York, so noon there comes after it and the day is waning (“lasts longer”); in London noon comes before the full moon, so the same date is still waxing (“grows faster”). Choose the zone you live in.
- When are the best days for a cut that lasts in 2027?
- The best days under a waning Moon, in US Eastern Time: 22–25 January, 21–22 February, 29–31 August, 25–28 September, 23–26 October, 19–22 November and 16–19 December. In another time zone a day at either end can change, so print the calendar for yours.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The calendar is made in your browser.