Full Moon
The January full moon is exact on Wednesday, 12 January 2028 at 04:05 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 (this page) | 12 January 2028 | Cancer |
| February | 10 February 2028 | Leo |
| March | 11 March 2028 | Virgo |
| April | 9 April 2028 | Libra |
| May | 8 May 2028 | Scorpio |
| June | 7 June 2028 | Sagittarius |
| July | 6 July 2028 | Capricorn |
| August | 5 August 2028 | Aquarius |
| September | 3 September 2028 | Pisces |
| October | 3 October 2028 | Aries |
| November | 2 November 2028 | Taurus |
| December | 2 December 2028 | Gemini |
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.
Wednesday 12 January 2028, at 04:05 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.
04:05 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 12 January 2028.
10 February 2028, 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 2028.
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 04:05 UTC on 12 January 2028, and practice allows that whole window. Starting things belongs to the new moon a fortnight later.