Full Moon in Capricorn

Updated October 12, 2026

The Moon reaches full in Capricorn, opposite the Sun in Cancer. Here's when the Capricorn Full Moon happens in your own time zone, what it means for every sign, and how it differs from the calendar full moons — with writing from our astrologers.

When is the Full Moon in Capricorn?

Jul 18, 2027

15:44 · In 269 days

25°49′ Capricorn

Moon in Capricorn · Sun in CancerAlso a penumbral lunar eclipse

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Every Capricorn Full Moon, 2024–2031

Year	Date and time	Degree	Notes
2016	Jul 19, 2016, 22:56	27°40′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2017	Jul 9, 2017, 04:06	17°09′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2018	Jun 28, 2018, 04:52	06°28′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon
2019	Jul 16, 2019, 21:38	24°04′ Capricorn	Buck Moon · Partial lunar eclipse
2020	Jul 5, 2020, 04:44	13°38′ Capricorn	Buck Moon · Penumbral lunar eclipse
2021	Jun 24, 2021, 18:39	03°28′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon
2022	Jul 13, 2022, 18:37	21°21′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2023	Jul 3, 2023, 11:38	11°19′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2024	Jun 22, 2024, 01:07	01°07′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon
2024	Jul 21, 2024, 10:17	29°09′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2025	Jul 10, 2025, 20:36	18°50′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2026	Jun 29, 2026, 23:56	08°15′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon
2027Next	Jul 18, 2027, 15:44	25°49′ Capricorn	Buck Moon · Penumbral lunar eclipse
2028	Jul 6, 2028, 18:10	15°11′ Capricorn	Buck Moon · Partial lunar eclipse
2029	Jun 26, 2029, 03:22	04°50′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon · Total lunar eclipse
2030	Jul 15, 2030, 02:11	22°41′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2031	Jul 4, 2031, 19:01	12°38′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2032	Jun 23, 2032, 11:32	02°34′ Capricorn	Strawberry Moon
2033	Jul 12, 2033, 09:28	20°22′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2034	Jul 1, 2034, 17:44	09°58′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2035	Jul 20, 2035, 10:36	27°35′ Capricorn	Buck Moon
2036	Jul 8, 2036, 11:19	16°53′ Capricorn	Buck Moon

The Capricorn Full Moon drifts by almost a month across these years — from late June to late July — because twelve lunar months come to about eleven days less than a calendar year. Each year it falls about eleven days earlier, then jumps forward a whole lunar month, and it lands at a slightly different degree every time, so the exact spot is never repeated. In the years above, two fall in 2024: now and then two Full Moons in a row both land in Capricorn, a month apart.

Capricorn Full Moon, Buck Moon or Strawberry Moon — which one is this?

Both, sometimes. “Capricorn Full Moon” is a zodiacal name: it tells you the sign the Moon is standing in, and it belongs to astrology. “Buck Moon” and “Strawberry Moon” are calendar names — July's full moon, named for the new antlers of deer, and June's full moon, named for the strawberry harvest — and they belong to tradition and the old seasonal calendar.

They describe the same object from two angles. In the years above, the Capricorn Full Moon was the Buck Moon in 2024, 2025, 2027, 2028, 2030 and 2031, and the Strawberry Moon in 2024, 2026 and 2029. The zodiacal name changes sign every month, while the folk names follow the calendar, so one full moon can carry both. We track the zodiacal names in this section; the calendar names live with the moon phases.

For the seasonal names and the phase cycle, see Moon phases and Full Moon, and for the names themselves Strawberry Moon.

What a Full Moon in Capricorn actually is

A full moon is the Moon standing opposite the Sun, fully lit from our view. When the Moon is in Capricorn, the Sun sits across the sky in Cancer — so this one lights the Capricorn–Cancer axis: the line between home and the world, private life and public role, belonging and ambition. It isn't about people with Capricorn placements; it's the shared backdrop of a night for everyone. And a full moon is a peak, not a beginning — the culmination of something set in motion at the Capricorn New Moon about six months earlier.

Whether you feel it as a sober kind of clarity or barely notice it is up to you; we won't promise that hard work gets its reward on schedule.

What to expect from the Capricorn Full Moon

In Capricorn, the Full Moon's peak tends to look like a status report — what you've built, what it has cost, and whether the structure still deserves your effort. With the Sun in Cancer, home and family pull against duty and ambition, and both sides have a point. The Moon sits in its detriment here, so feelings can come out sounding like logistics. Read that as a tendency, not a rule — but if a commitment has quietly outgrown its purpose, this is often when that becomes hard to ignore.

A simple Capricorn Full Moon ritual

Think of a Capricorn Full Moon ritual as an audit rather than a ceremony: you take stock of the commitments you're carrying, notice which ones still earn their place, and set one down on purpose. Capricorn trusts what is written, counted and kept, so a short written practice suits it better than anything elaborate.

A plain version that takes ten minutes: on the evening of the Full Moon, draw two columns headed “built” and “carrying” on one page. Under the first, list what you've finished or held steady this year; under the second, the obligations you keep out of habit. Circle one you're ready to hand back, renegotiate or end, and write its first practical step beside it. Then close the notebook — the step can wait for morning.

The Capricorn Full Moon for every sign

A full moon lights one house of your chart, depending on your rising sign — the area of life where something reaches a peak. Find your ascendant below.

Rising sign	Where it lands for you	What it brings to a head
Aries	10th house · career & standing	A long career climb reaches a ledge with a view.
Taurus	9th house · travel & belief	Years of study or a fixed belief get graded.
Gemini	8th house · shared money & depth	Joint finances or obligations reach a sober reckoning.
Cancer	7th house · partners & others	A partnership's rules and roles come up for review.
Leo	6th house · work & health	An overloaded schedule finally asks what can go.
Virgo	5th house · romance & play	A slow-built romance or project shows its worth.
Libra	4th house · home & roots	Family duty and personal ambition finally negotiate terms.
Scorpio	3rd house · talk & learning	A contract, lesson or hard talk reaches its end.
Sagittarius	2nd house · money & worth	A long-term money plan shows whether it's working.
Capricorn	1st house · self & body	The image you have built of yourself gets inspected.
Aquarius	12th house · rest & the unseen	Private burdens you've carried alone come to light.
Pisces	11th house · friends & hopes	A group duty or long-range goal gets a hard look.

Capricorn Full Moon FAQ

When exactly is the Full Moon in Capricorn?

It's an exact moment, not a day: the Moon reaches the point in Capricorn directly opposite the Sun. The next one is on July 18, 2027 at 15:44 UTC, at 25°49′ Capricorn — the table above shows the time in your own zone. It lasts an instant, though the Moon looks full for a night either side.

Why is it in a different month each year?

The lunar month is about 29.5 days, so twelve of them come to about 354 days — roughly eleven days short of a calendar year. The Capricorn Full Moon therefore lands about eleven days earlier each year, then jumps forward a whole lunar month. That's how it drifts from late June to late July across the years above, at a new degree each time.

Is the Capricorn Full Moon the same as the Buck Moon?

It can be. “Capricorn Full Moon” names the zodiac sign the Moon is in; “Buck Moon” is a seasonal folk name — July's full moon, named for the new antlers of deer. The same full moon can carry both names, one from astrology and one from tradition: of the years above, the Capricorn Full Moon was the Buck Moon in 2024, 2025, 2027, 2028, 2030 and 2031.

Why does the Capricorn Full Moon fall in Cancer season?

Because a full moon is the Moon opposite the Sun. For the Moon to stand in Capricorn, the Sun has to be across the zodiac in Cancer — so the Capricorn Full Moon always comes during Cancer season, never during Capricorn season. The New Moon in Capricorn is the one that falls in Capricorn season.

What does a Full Moon in Capricorn mean if I'm not a Capricorn?

It's the backdrop for everyone. The Moon spends this peak in one house of your chart, lighting up that area of life; which house depends on your rising sign. The table above maps it for all twelve.

Can a Full Moon in Capricorn be an eclipse?

Yes — a full moon becomes a lunar eclipse when it falls near one of the Moon's nodes, the points where its path crosses the Sun's. In the years above, three of them are eclipses: the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 18, 2027, the partial lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028 and the total lunar eclipse of June 26, 2029, flagged in the table. The eclipses of this year and the next are on the events calendar.

Is there a Capricorn Full Moon every year?

Almost always one, but not always: between 2016 and 2036, two fall in 2024. Twelve lunar months fall about eleven days short of a year, so the dates slide — and now and then two Full Moons in a row both land in Capricorn, a month apart.