The figures
At 12:17 UTC on Friday, January 22, 2027 the Moon reaches 2°14' Leo with the Sun opposite at 2°14' Aquarius. The Moon is 357,644 km away at that instant, 26,756 km inside the 384,400 km average, which is what makes this one a supermoon: the disc runs a few per cent wider and brighter than an ordinary full moon. The degree, 2°14' Leo, places it in the first decan of Leo, on the axis that runs across to Aquarius. It is the 2nd of the 25 lunations dated for 2027, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 12:17 UTC on January 22, 2027 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 07:17 | 22 January |
| Los Angeles | 04:17 | 22 January |
| London | 12:17 | 22 January |
| Delhi | 17:47 | 22 January |
| Sydney | 23:17 | 22 January |
| Istanbul | 15:17 | 22 January |
Why it is called the Wolf Moon
The Wolf Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of January, and in 2027 it falls on January 22, 2027 at 2°14' Leo. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2027 one lands in Leo at 2°14' Leo while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 2°14' Leo falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Taurus | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Gemini | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Cancer | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Leo | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Virgo | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Libra | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Scorpio | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Sagittarius | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Capricorn | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Aquarius | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Pisces | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
A full moon in Leo
Anything within a couple of degrees of 2°14' Leo in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Aquarius, Scorpio or Taurus, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of January 22, 2027 marks is a position rather than an event: 2°14' Leo, in the first decan, with the Sun at 2°14' Aquarius. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 2°14' Leo, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after January 22, 2027.
- Before it: the new moon of January 7, 2027
- After it: the new moon of February 6, 2027
- The last full moon in Leo: February 1, 2026
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on January 22, 2027?
12:17 UTC on January 22, 2027; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
2°14' Leo — the first decan. The chart reading for January 22, 2027 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
Yes: 357,644 km, 26,756 km inside the average distance.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On January 22, 2027 the Moon simply reaches 2°14' Leo; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.