Full Moon & New Moon — January 2026
January 2026 brings a full moon on January 3 and a new moon on January 18. Exact times are US Eastern, computed from the Swiss Ephemeris, with the zodiac degree each moon falls at.
✦Reviewed by the CosmyDay Astrology TeamLast reviewed August 2026
Moon phases in January 2026
- ●Full Moon — January 3, 20265:03 AM ET · 13° Cancer
- ○New Moon — January 18, 20262:52 PM ET · 28° Capricorn
Times localized to US Eastern. Source: Swiss Ephemeris.
Full Moon in Cancer — January 3, 2026
Exact at 5:03 AM ET · 13° Cancer
Home asks for an answer
Under a Cancer full moon the question of who takes care of whom stops being abstract. Family, the place you live, the people you default to at 2am — one of them surfaces needing a decision rather than sympathy. Feelings run ahead of facts for a day or two on either side. What you conclude at peak intensity is usually true; what you say at peak intensity usually is not.
More on this placement: Moon in Cancer · Cancer sign profile
New Moon in Capricorn — January 18, 2026
Exact at 2:52 PM ET · 28° Capricorn
Name the ten-year version
A Capricorn new moon builds slowly and finishes. This is the moon for the goal with a structure under it: the qualification, the business, the debt with an end date. Set something you can still see the shape of in a decade, then define the first quarter of it. Capricorn does not need motivation; it needs a schedule.
More on this placement: Moon in Capricorn · Capricorn sign profile
What else the sky is doing in January 2026
- ◐Eclipses: none in January 2026 — see the next one
- ℞Retrograde: Jupiter (November 11, 2025 → March 10, 2026) — retrograde calendar
- ☉Zodiac season: Aquarius season begins January 19, 2026 — all season dates
How these dates were calculated
A new moon is the instant the Moon and Sun share the same ecliptic longitude; a full moon is the instant they sit exactly opposite. Both are single moments rather than nights, and both are computed here directly from the Swiss Ephemeris — the engine professional astrology software runs on — then localized to US Eastern Time. Nothing on this page is copied from another calendar.
The degree matters more than the phase. A full moon at 13° Cancer activates whatever sits near that degree in your own chart, which is why one lunation flattens one person and passes another entirely. To find out which of your placements January 2026's moons touch, cast your free natal chart and compare the degrees, then read your monthly horoscope for the wider context.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in January 2026?
The January 2026 full moon is exact on January 3, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET, at 13° Cancer.
When is the new moon in January 2026?
The January 2026 new moon is exact on January 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM ET, at 28° Capricorn.
What sign is the full moon in January 2026?
Cancer — exact at 13° Cancer on January 3, 2026. A full moon always falls in the sign opposite the Sun, because the two stand exactly across the zodiac from each other at that moment.
Is there an eclipse in January 2026?
No — January 2026 has neither a solar nor a lunar eclipse. Eclipses arrive in pairs about every six months, when a new or full moon falls close enough to the lunar nodes for the shadow to line up.
Which planets are retrograde in January 2026?
Jupiter (November 11, 2025 to March 10, 2026) — retrograde for at least part of January 2026.
Which time zone are these moon times in?
US Eastern. A new or full moon is one instant worldwide, so the local clock date can shift by a day elsewhere — the moment itself does not move.