The first full moon of 2026 is on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Date and time details

  • The first full moon of 2026 falls on January 3, commonly called the Wolf Moon in many modern full-moon naming traditions.
  • In coordinated universal time (UTC), it reaches exact fullness at about 10:03–10:04 UTC , with sources listing it around 10:03–10:04 depending on rounding.

Fun extra context

  • Many astronomy and moon-phase calendars highlight this January 3, 2026 Wolf Moon as a supermoon , meaning the Moon is near perigee and appears slightly larger and brighter than average.
  • Public calendars of lunar phases for 2026 all list this January 3 full moon as the first full moon of the year, before the next one on February 1, 2026.

TL;DR: The first full moon of 2026 is the Wolf Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2026, with peak fullness around 10:03–10:04 UTC.

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