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New and full moons 2026
13 full moons and 12 new moons in 2026, each to the minute in your own time, with the Moon's sign. The full moon of May 31 is a blue moon, the second in its month.
January
- Full moon in Cancer, at 13° Cancer
- New moon in Capricorn, at 28° Capricorn
February
- Full moon in Leo, at 13° Leo
- New moon in Aquarius, at 28° Aquarius
March
- Full moon in Virgo, at 12° Virgo
- New moon in Pisces, at 28° Pisces
April
- Full moon in Libra, at 12° Libra
- New moon in Aries, at 27° Aries
May
- Full moon in Scorpio, at 11° Scorpio
- New moon in Taurus, at 25° Taurus
- Full moon in Sagittarius, at 9° Sagittarius
June
- New moon in Gemini, at 24° Gemini
- Full moon in Capricorn, at 8° Capricorn
July
- New moon in Cancer, at 21° Cancer
- Full moon in Aquarius, at 6° Aquarius
August
- New moon in Leo, at 20° Leo
- Full moon in Pisces, at 4° Pisces
September
- New moon in Virgo, at 18° Virgo
- Full moon in Aries, at 3° Aries
October
- New moon in Libra, at 17° Libra
- Full moon in Taurus, at 2° Taurus
November
- New moon in Scorpio, at 16° Scorpio
- Full moon in Gemini, at 2° Gemini
December
- New moon in Sagittarius, at 16° Sagittarius
- Full moon in Cancer, at 2° Cancer
Times are shown in your own time zone once the page has loaded, and in Universal Time before. Every moment is measured from NASA JPL’s ephemeris.
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New and full Moons, eclipses, retrograde turns and the Sun’s new signs, each at its minute in your own time.
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The days that matter, in your own chart
Every Sunday, the week ahead read against your chart, with the day each contact is exact. Before each month, a longer look.
Questions
When is the next full moon?
Tuesday November 24, 2026, in Gemini.
What is the difference between a new moon and a full moon?
At a new moon the Moon stands with the Sun and its lit side faces away from us, so it cannot be seen. At a full moon it stands opposite the Sun and the whole face is lit.
Why is the full moon a different date where I live?
Each one is exact at a single moment for the whole Earth, so near midnight it falls on one date in one country and the next date in another. The times on this page are shown in your own time zone.
What do the new and full moons mean in astrology?
The new moon is read as a beginning and the full moon as a culmination, and each takes the colour of the sign it falls in. Where that sign falls in your own chart says which part of your life it lights.