Full moon
Full moon in Cancer
Exact on Monday 13 January 2025, 22:27 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 24°00′ Cancer, opposite the Sun at 24°00′ Capricorn, 381,416 km from Earth.
This full moon falls on 13 January 2025 at 22:27 UTC, with the Moon at 24°00' Cancer and the Sun directly opposite at 24°00' Capricorn. The Moon is 381,416 km from Earth, and there is no eclipse. Mars sits 3.1 degrees from the Moon in a conjunction, and Neptune forms a trine at 3.5 degrees. Mars, Jupiter and Uranus are all retrograde at the time.
Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and the tradition links it with home, family, belonging and the care we give and receive. Astrologers read a full moon here as a moment when private needs press against the public duties of Capricorn. With a retrograde Mars close by, the tradition treats feelings as quick to surface but slow to settle. A modest suggestion: give one evening to the people or place that make you feel at home, and let a tense conversation wait a day.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mars opposite, within 3.5°
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.