When is the January 2030 full moon?
Saturday 19 January 2030, at 15:56 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.
Full Moon
The January full moon is exact on Saturday, 19 January 2030 at 15:56 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) | 19 January 2030 | Cancer |
| February | 18 February 2030 | Leo |
| March | 19 March 2030 | Virgo |
| April | 18 April 2030 | Libra |
| May | 17 May 2030 | Scorpio |
| June | 15 June 2030 | Sagittarius |
| July | 15 July 2030 | Capricorn |
| August | 13 August 2030 | Aquarius |
| September | 11 September 2030 | Pisces |
| October | 11 October 2030 | Aries |
| November | 10 November 2030 | Taurus |
| December | 9 December 2030 | 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.
Saturday 19 January 2030, at 15:56 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.
15:56 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 19 January 2030.
18 February 2030, 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 2030.
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 15:56 UTC on 19 January 2030, and practice allows that whole window. Starting things belongs to the new moon a fortnight later.