Full Moon January 2027 in Leo: the Wolf Moon
The full moon of January 2027 is exact on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 12:17 UTC, with the Moon at 2°14' Leo and the Sun at 2°14' Aquarius. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 82 days.
What time is the January 2027 full moon?
At 12:17 UTC on January 22, 2027, which is Fri, Jan 22, 07:17 AM in New York and Fri, Jan 22, 04:17 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the January 2027 full moon in?
Leo: the Moon is at 2°14' Leo, opposite the Sun at 2°14' Aquarius.
What is the January 2027 full moon called?
The Wolf Moon, the name given to January’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the January 2027 full moon a supermoon?
Yes: the Moon is 357,635 km from Earth at the exact moment, inside the 360,000 km supermoon line, and this is the closest full moon of 2027.
Is the January 2027 full moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 1.66° north of the ecliptic, too far from the Sun–Earth line for Earth’s shadow to reach it.
When is the next full moon after January 2027?
On February 20, 2027 at 23:24 UTC, in Virgo.
Computed details, January 22, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | January 22, 2027, 12:17 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♌︎ 2°14' Leo |
| Sun | ♒︎ 2°14' Aquarius |
| Name | Wolf Moon The name given to January’s full moon. |
| Distance from Earth | 357,635 km (−26,765 km) |
| Apparent size | 33.4 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | January 21, 2027, 21:46 UTC · 357,273 km 0 d 15 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 1.66° north |
| Closeness rank | 1 of 12 (2027) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 11 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Fri, Jan 22, 04:17 AM |
| New York | Fri, Jan 22, 07:17 AM |
| London | Fri, Jan 22, 12:17 PM |
| India | Fri, Jan 22, 05:47 PM |
| Sydney | Fri, Jan 22, 11:17 PM |
What a full moon in Leo means
With the Moon in Leo and the Sun in Aquarius, this full moon lights the Leo–Aquarius axis: what started at the new moon in Capricorn on January 7, 2027 comes to a head. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun; its keywords: generous, dramatic, loyal.
The mood wants to be seen. Generosity, drama and appetite for play all rise, and so does sensitivity to being overlooked. Good for celebrating, performing and asking; less good for quiet compromise.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2027.json (CC0 JSON).