Full Moon and New Moon in January 2026

Full moon, new moon and both quarters in January 2026: UTC times, signs, any eclipses and each Moon sign change, with links to the months before and after.

Times are given in UTC.

The Moon's sign in January 2026

The Moon changes sign roughly every two and a half days. Below is the moment it enters each sign this month. Times are in UTC, so where you live the change may fall on the day before or after.

1. 2 January 2026, 13:09 UTCCancer
2. 4 January 2026, 13:44 UTCLeo
3. 6 January 2026, 16:57 UTCVirgo
4. 9 January 2026, 00:06 UTCLibra
5. 11 January 2026, 10:55 UTCScorpio
6. 13 January 2026, 23:34 UTCSagittarius
7. 16 January 2026, 11:47 UTCCapricorn
8. 18 January 2026, 22:18 UTCAquarius
9. 21 January 2026, 06:50 UTCPisces
10. 23 January 2026, 13:26 UTCAries
11. 25 January 2026, 18:05 UTCTaurus
12. 27 January 2026, 20:55 UTCGemini
13. 29 January 2026, 22:32 UTCCancer

Phase times are calculated with Jean Meeus's "Astronomical Algorithms" and checked against the phase list published by the US Naval Observatory (USNO). The Moon's sign changes are found the same way. All times are UTC.