January’s Supermoon Is the First Full Moon of 2026. Here’s How It Can Light Your Path

A moment of pause comes with the Supermoon on January 3, 2026.

The first full moon of 2026 will be here on January 3rd at precisely 5:03 a.m. ET, marking a remarkable start to the new year. We are in the middle of Capricorn season, the phase in which we typically focus on goals, structures, and resolutions. But this full moon invites a different rhythm: a time for pausing, for feeling, for consciously turning inward.

It’s as if the universe is reminding us that not every January has to begin with ambitious to-do lists. Sometimes we need silence to take an emotional inventory and gain a sense of what’s truly important before we plunge into the hustle and bustle of the new year.

Full Moon in Cancer: The Return to Emotional Truth

In astrology, when a full moon is in its own territory, its energy unfolds with particular intensity. This year’s first full moon occurs in Cancer as the moon is locating in Cancer. This water sign embodies the archetypal mother; the protective space, the nurturing force, and these qualities are precisely what dominates now. Emotions rise to the surface and what has long lain dormant below the threshold of consciousness demands expression in the days surrounding the full moon (plus or minus two days).

This full moon—despite the sun, Mars, and Venus being in Capricorn—isn’t so much about productivity or efficiency. Instead, it calls for authenticity, for emotional truth, for what truly nourishes us. It’s about recognizing softness as strength and embracing those parts of ourselves we may have ignored out of protection or habit.

The sign of Cancer reminds us that everything we feel has its place and its validity. This full moon helps us to grasp where we are drawn to, even if the why and how we get there are not yet clear.

The Supermoon Effect: Everything Becomes ore Noticeable

This moon is also a Supermoon, meaning it’s particularly close to Earth and therefore appears larger and brighter in the sky. Astrologically speaking, this significantly amplifies the already intense Cancer energy. The tides—both the literal and the metaphorical ones within us—become more palpable.

Emotional issues we may have repressed can surface with unexpected force. At the same time, however, this also presents an extraordinary opportunity for emotional breakthroughs and profound healing. The Supermoon acts as a cosmic amplifier for everything the Cancer full moon symbolizes: intuition, security, and emotional intelligence.

Mars in Capricorn: Strategy Meets Sensitivity

One of the most important aspects of this full moon is the opposition between the moon and a remarkable constellation in Capricorn: the sun, Venus, and Mars are close together there. Mars, in particular, plays a key role, as it is in focus for the second full moon in a row: in December from Scorpio, and now from the strategic position of Capricorn.