Full moon of January 3, 2026 in Cancer

Full moon in Cancer: home facing the world. On Saturday January 3 at 11:03: Moon in Cancer, very high over Paris.

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♋︎ Moon in Cancer

The essentials

The full moon of January 3 at a glance

For you

Saturday January 3: a time when one would tend close bonds and the balance between home and duty.

Date and time (Paris): Saturday January 3, 2026, 11:03
The Moon: ♋︎ in Cancer
When to look (Paris): Friday January 2, in the evening, from 15:35
Next full moon: February 1, 2026, in Leo

The full moon in Cancer in tradition

When the full moon is in Cancer, the Sun is in Capricorn: it takes place between late December and mid-January.

The Moon is then in the sign it rules, facing the sign of duty and ambition; tradition would see in it the balance to seek between home and the place held outside. Close to the winter solstice, it is the full moon that climbs highest and stays up longest, more than fifteen hours in Paris. Its almanac names: Cold Moon in December, Wolf Moon in January.

The Moon in: ♋︎ Cancer
Element and mode: Water, cardinal
Ruler of the sign: Moon
The Moon there is: In domicile
The Sun opposite: ♑︎ Capricorn
Time (Paris): January 3, 11:03

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of January

Wolf Moon: according to the North American almanacs that spread this name, wolves would be heard more often in the depths of winter, when food grows scarce.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 11:03Saturday January 3, 10:03 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 362,301 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 33.0′6% larger than average
Moonrise in Paris: 16:54Sunset: 17:06
Highest in Paris: 68°Next moonrise: 1 hr 26 min later
Constellation: GeminiTropical sign: Cancer
Nearest perigee: 360,336 kmJanuary 1, 1 day and 12 hours before
Season: winter: 1st of 329 days and 11 hours since the previous one

Calendar

The full moons of 2026

The full moons of 2026, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Saturday January 311:03	11:03	♋︎ Cancer
Sunday February 123:09	23:09	♌︎ Leo
Tuesday March 312:38	12:38	♍︎ Virgo
Thursday April 204:12	04:12	♎︎ Libra
Friday May 119:23	19:23	♏︎ Scorpio
Sunday May 3110:45Blue moon: 2nd of the month	10:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Tuesday June 3001:57	01:57	♑︎ Capricorn
Wednesday July 2916:36	16:36	♒︎ Aquarius
Friday August 2806:19	06:19	♓︎ Pisces
Saturday September 2618:49	18:49	♈︎ Aries
Monday October 2605:12	05:12	♉︎ Taurus
Tuesday November 2415:54	15:54	♊︎ Gemini
Thursday December 2402:28	02:28	♋︎ Cancer

New moons around it: December 20 (02:44, Moon in Sagittarius) and January 18 (20:52, Moon in Capricorn). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of January 3

What time is the full moon on January 3 2026?

The exact instant falls on Saturday January 3, 2026 at 11:03, Paris time, or 10:03 in universal time. That day, the Moon rises in Paris at 16:54, 12 minutes before sunset (17:06), then reaches 68° above the southern horizon at its highest. As the instant falls before noon, the previous night comes closest to it for watching.

Is the full moon of January 3 2026 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 3rd closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. At the instant of the full moon, 362,301 km separate the centers of the Earth and the Moon: a disk of 33.0 minutes of arc, 6% larger than at the average distance. Nearest perigee: on January 1, 1 day and 12 hours before, at 360,336 km.