Full moon June 2026: Strawberry Moon in Capricorn

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

Moonrise and the highest point

A full moon rises around sunset and climbs highest around the middle of the night. These are the moonrise nearest the exact moment and the Moon's highest point after it, in local time.

Of these cities, it rides highest in São Paulo, at 86°, and lowest in London, at 10°.

Height is the angle above the horizon, where 90° would be straight overhead. A full moon near the horizon is the same size as a high one. It only looks bigger.

Why it's called the Strawberry Moon

Named for the short wild strawberry harvest of early summer, a name used by several Algonquin peoples. In Europe the same moon was sometimes called the Rose Moon.

The stars behind this full moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 8°15′ Capricorn, the Moon actually stands in front of Sagittarius, the archer, not the constellation Capricorn is named after. The Sun, on the far side of the sky at 8°14′ Cancer, is in front of Gemini.

More about SagittariusWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 405,245 km from Earth, this is the 12th closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. It looks 0% wider than the farthest full moon of the year, on 31 May 2026, a difference that is easier to measure than to see.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 13 July 2026 at 07:56 UTC, 13 days after the exact full moon, at 359,102 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 28 June 2026 at 406,256 km.

The planets at this full moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a square from Neptune, 3.9° from exact. A square from Neptune adds some friction, which often gets things moving. Mercury and Pluto are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

The bright Moon washes out faint stars, but the planets still shine through.

• Mercury is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Gemini.
• Venus is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Taurus.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cancer.
• Saturn is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Pisces.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 52.8° from the North Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the total solar eclipse at the new moon of August 2026.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This full moon is the peak of the cycle that began with the new moon in Gemini on 15 June 2026. The cycle ends with the new moon on 14 July 2026.

A full moon in Capricorn

With the Sun opposite in Cancer, this full moon holds your goals up to the light. Notice what you have built, what it cost, and whether it still feels like yours.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Capricorn

Capricorn Moon days are serious and productive. Work gets done, plans get firmer and feelings tend to wait their turn.

More about the Moon in Capricorn

The same moon in other years

• Last yearFull moon June 2025, Sagittarius
• Next yearFull moon June 2027, Sagittarius
• Next full moon in CapricornFull moon July 2027, Capricorn