\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{moloch}% modern fork of the metropolis theme
\title{long long long long long long long long long long long long long long title}
\author{me}
\institute{institute}
\date{1 September 2017}
\makeatletter
\setbeamertemplate{title page}{
\begin{minipage}[b][\paperheight]{\textwidth}
\centering % <-- Center here
\ifx\inserttitlegraphic\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{title graphic}\fi
\vfill%
\ifx\inserttitle\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{title}\fi
\ifx\insertsubtitle\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{subtitle}\fi
\usebeamertemplate*{title separator}
\ifx\beamer@shortauthor\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{author}\fi
\ifx\insertdate\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{date}\fi
\ifx\insertinstitute\@empty\else\usebeamertemplate*{institute}\fi
\vfill
\vspace*{1mm}
\end{minipage}
}
\setbeamertemplate{title}{
% \raggedright% % <-- Comment here
\linespread{1.0}%
\inserttitle%
\par%
\vspace*{0.5em}
}
\setbeamertemplate{subtitle}{
% \raggedright% % <-- Comment here
\insertsubtitle%
\par%
\vspace*{0.5em}
}
\setbeamertemplate{author}{
% \raggedright% % <-- Comment here
\insertauthor%
\par%
\vspace*{0.5em}
}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\titlepage
\end{frame}
\end{document}