Full moon of June 30, 2026 in Capricorn

Full moon in Capricorn: family facing career. On Tuesday June 30: a micromoon, at 405,245 km from the Earth.

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♑︎ Moon in Capricorn

The essentials

The full moon of June 30 at a glance

For you

Tuesday June 30: tradition would see here a time to reconcile what you owe your loved ones with what you build outside the home.

Date and time (Paris): Tuesday June 30, 2026, 01:57
The Moon: ♑︎ in Capricorn
When to look (Paris): Monday June 29, in the evening, from 22:14
Next full moon: July 29, 2026, in Aquarius

The full moon in Capricorn in tradition

Moon in Capricorn, Sun in Cancer: between late June and late July, in the heart of summer.

Close to the solstice, it is the lowest full moon of the year, skimming the southern horizon and often taking on a golden tint. Tradition would set home against career, family against public responsibilities, the Moon being in detriment in this sign, far from its domicile. The almanacs call it the Strawberry Moon in June and the Buck Moon in July, when deer antlers grow back.

The Moon in: ♑︎ Capricorn
Element and mode: Earth, cardinal
Ruler of the sign: Saturn
The Moon there is: In detriment
The Sun opposite: ♋︎ Cancer
Time (Paris): June 30, 01:57

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 June

Strawberry Moon: the name would refer to the short season when wild strawberries were picked; European lists speak instead of the Rose Moon or the Honey Moon.

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

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 01:57Tuesday June 30, 23:57 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 405,245 kmMicromoon (over 405,000 km)
Apparent size: 29.5′5% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 22:51Sunset: 21:57
Highest in Paris: 14°Next moonrise: 28 minutes later
Constellation: SagittariusTropical sign: Capricorn
Nearest perigee: 359,102 kmJuly 13, 13 days and 8 hours after
Season: summer: 1st of 329 days and 15 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: June 15 (04:54, Moon in Gemini) and July 14 (11:44, Moon in Cancer). 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 June 30

What time is the full moon on June 30 2026?

The exact instant falls on Tuesday June 30, 2026 at 01:57, Paris time, or 23:57 in universal time. That day, the Moon rises in Paris at 22:51, 53 minutes after sunset (21:57), then reaches 14° above the southern horizon at its highest. The instant falls in the middle of the night, with the Moon up over Paris: it is the best moment to watch it.

Is the full moon of June 30 2026 a supermoon?

No, it is actually the opposite: a micromoon, the 12th closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. Calculated distance: 405,245 km, for an apparent diameter of 29.5 minutes of arc (5% smaller than at the average distance); thresholds followed: those of timeanddate.com, 360,000 and 405,000 km. The neighboring perigee takes place on July 13, 13 days and 8 hours after (359,102 km).