Overview
- The first full moon of 2026 peaks at 5:03 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 3, and will look full both Friday and Saturday nights.
- Best viewing comes at Saturday’s moonrise during twilight, with examples including New York at 4:56 p.m. EST and Los Angeles at 5:25 p.m. PST.
- The bright lunar glare will wash out most of the Quadrantid meteor shower near its early Jan. 4 peak, though occasional fireballs may still be visible.
- Early 2026 sky highlights include Jupiter at opposition on Jan. 10 and a February planet parade, with a calendar Blue Moon set for May 31.
- Coverage varies on sequencing, with some sources listing this as the first of three 2026 supermoons and others as the capstone to a late-2025 run, but all concur on its supermoon status.