Full moon, partial lunar eclipse
Full moon in Cancer
Exact on Wednesday 12 January 2028, 04:03 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 21°28′ Cancer, opposite the Sun at 21°28′ Capricorn, 360,268 km from Earth.
Cancer hosts the full moon of 12 January 2028, exact at 04:03 UTC, with the Moon at 21°28' Cancer and the Sun opposite at 21°28' Capricorn, 360,268 km from Earth. It coincides with a very shallow partial lunar eclipse, magnitude 0.067, near the south node. Saturn squares the Moon almost exactly, at 0.1 degrees, and Uranus is the only planet retrograde.
The tradition treats Cancer, a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, as the sign of care, belonging and emotional memory, set against Capricorn's focus on duty and public standing. Astrologers read a south node eclipse as a point of letting go, and a tight Saturn square as friction between what one feels and what one owes. A modest step: name one responsibility that has outgrown its purpose, and consider whether it can be handed back or reshaped.
Planets close to this lunation
- Saturn square, within 0.1°
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.