Full moon, apogee (micromoon)
Full moon in Aries
Exact on Tuesday 3 October 2028, 16:25 UTC, which is in your time zone. The Moon stands at 10°59′ Aries, opposite the Sun at 10°59′ Libra, 405,158 km from Earth.
The Moon reaches full at 16:25 UTC on 3 October 2028, at 10°59' Aries, with the Sun opposite at 10°59' Libra. At 405,158 km from Earth it is an apogee full moon, a micromoon, slightly smaller to the eye. There is no eclipse. Neptune is conjunct the Moon, while Mercury and Jupiter oppose it. Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron are all retrograde.
Astrologers read Aries as the sign of initiative, courage and the plain wish to act on one's own behalf. The tradition treats a full moon here as a point where the pull between self and others, Aries and Libra, becomes easy to see. Neptune nearby is taken to blur the edges of that urge, and a retrograde Mercury suggests revisiting rather than launching. A modest step: notice one place where you have been waiting for permission, and write down what acting on it would involve.
Planets close to this lunation
- Mercury conjunct, within 1.9°
- Jupiter conjunct, within 2.6°
- Neptune opposite, within 3.6°
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 | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Taurus | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Gemini | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Cancer | tenth | career and public role | |
| Leo | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Virgo | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Libra | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Scorpio | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Sagittarius | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Capricorn | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Aquarius | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Pisces | second | money, possessions, values | |
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.