Sky calendar

The full moon in January 2028

January's full moon — traditionally the Wolf Moon — with its exact peak computed from JPL ephemeris data and shown in your timezone.

The sky at the instant of the full moon — the Moon in Cancer, the Sun exactly opposite, both at their computed longitudes

January 12, 2028 at 04:03 UTC

Full moon in Cancer · peak illumination — the instant the Moon sits exactly opposite the Sun

This full moon is also a partial lunar eclipse — the Moon crosses Earth's shadow (magnitude 0.04). Astrologers read an eclipsed full moon as the emphatic version of the month's reveal.

A full moon in Cancer

A full moon in Cancer turns the volume up on home and belonging. Feelings run close to the surface, which is information, not an emergency.

Also this month

The new moon falls on January 26, 2028 at 15:12 UTC in Aquarius— the start of the next lunar cycle.

Every time on this page is computed from JPL ephemeris data — the same source NASA navigates by — and shown in your timezone. Want to know what the sky is doing to your chart? Start with the Big Three quiz or build your chart.