Full Moon
The December full moon is exact on Thursday, 24 December 2026 at 01:30 UTC, with the Moon in Cancer and 100% of the disc lit.
A full moon in Cancer surfaces the domestic arrangement that has quietly stopped working: who does what at home, who is being looked after, and who is doing the looking. It stands opposite a Capricorn Sun, so the tension is between the job and the people the job is supposedly for. The feelings arrive as tiredness first.
| Month | Date | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 January 2026 | Cancer |
| February | 1 February 2026 | Leo |
| March | 3 March 2026 | Virgo |
| April | 2 April 2026 | Libra |
| May | 1 May 2026 | Scorpio |
| June | 29 June 2026 | Capricorn |
| July | 29 July 2026 | Aquarius |
| August | 28 August 2026 | Pisces |
| September | 26 September 2026 | Aries |
| October | 26 October 2026 | Taurus |
| November | 24 November 2026 | Gemini |
| December (this page) | 24 December 2026 | Cancer |
Dates are Universal Time (UT). A station close to midnight can fall on the previous day in the Americas and on the next day in Europe.
Thursday 24 December 2026, at 01:30 UTC. That is the instant the Moon stands opposite the Sun: 100% of the disc is lit and the Moon is in Cancer. The instant is the same everywhere — only the clock reading differs.
Cancer, because at the moment of a full moon the Moon sits opposite the Sun and takes the facing sign. It advances by roughly one sign a month, so no two consecutive full moons repeat it.
01:30 UTC is Universal Time. Take five hours off for New York, add one or two for Madrid, add ten or eleven for Sydney. When the instant falls near midnight your local date lands a day either side of 24 December 2026.
22 January 2027, in Leo. Two full moons are 29 or 30 days apart, so the next one normally falls in the following calendar month; the table above lists every full moon of 2026.
Finish rather than begin: settle the debt, return what you borrowed, send the thing sitting in drafts. The disc reads full to the eye for about a day either side of 01:30 UTC on 24 December 2026, and practice allows that whole window. Starting things belongs to the new moon a fortnight later.