The figures
At 19:01 UTC on Friday, July 4, 2031 the Moon reaches 12°38' Capricorn with the Sun opposite at 12°38' Cancer. The Moon is 357,017 km away at that instant, 27,383 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, 12°38' Capricorn, places it in the second decan of Capricorn, on the axis that runs across to Cancer. It is the 13th of the 25 lunations dated for 2031, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 19:01 UTC on July 4, 2031 — 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 | 15:01 | 4 July |
| Los Angeles | 12:01 | 4 July |
| London | 20:01 | 4 July |
| Delhi | 00:31 the next day | 5 July |
| Sydney | 05:01 the next day | 5 July |
| Istanbul | 22:01 | 4 July |
Why it is called the Buck Moon
The Buck Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of July, and in 2031 it falls on July 4, 2031 at 12°38' Capricorn. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2031 one lands in Capricorn at 12°38' Capricorn 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 12°38' Capricorn falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Taurus | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Gemini | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Cancer | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Leo | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Virgo | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Libra | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Scorpio | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Sagittarius | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Capricorn | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Aquarius | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Pisces | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
A full moon in Capricorn
Anything within a couple of degrees of 12°38' Capricorn in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Cancer, Aries or Libra, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of July 4, 2031 marks is a position rather than an event: 12°38' Capricorn, in the second decan, with the Sun at 12°38' Cancer. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 12°38' Capricorn, 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 July 4, 2031.
- Before it: the new moon of June 19, 2031
- After it: the new moon of July 19, 2031
- The last full moon in Capricorn: July 15, 2030
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on July 4, 2031?
19:01 UTC on July 4, 2031; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
12°38' Capricorn — the second decan. The chart reading for July 4, 2031 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
Yes: 357,017 km, 27,383 km inside the average distance.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On July 4, 2031 the Moon simply reaches 12°38' Capricorn; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.