Full moon, perigee (supermoon)
Full moon in Cancer
Exact on Thursday 24 December 2026, 01:28 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 2°14′ Cancer, opposite the Sun at 2°14′ Capricorn, 356,738 km from Earth.
A perigee full moon, popularly called a supermoon, falls on 24 December 2026, exact at 01:28 UTC. At 356,738 km the Moon is unusually close to Earth as it reaches 2°14' Cancer, opposite the Sun at 2°14' Capricorn. There is no eclipse. Neptune squares the Moon within 0.6 degrees, Mercury lies opposite within 4.9 degrees, and Jupiter, Uranus and Chiron are retrograde.
Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon itself, and the tradition links it to home, family, belonging and care. Against the Capricorn Sun, astrologers read a pull between private life and public duty. A Neptune square is often taken to blur boundaries or expectations. A modest suggestion: keep plans for the coming days simple, and say plainly what you can and cannot offer.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mercury conjunct, within 5.0°
- Neptune square, within 0.6°
Measured at 00:00 UTC on the day of the phase.
By sign
Where it falls for you
| Sun sign | House | This full moon falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.