When:
ποΈ December
Where:
π Earth
Since:
Before humans
The month of December is the month of the December Solstice which on the Northern Hemisphere is the month of mid-winter celebrations. As the days are now shortest and the days longest houses and windows are decorated with lights and evergreens.
The Cold Moon got its name because it shines bright in the cold, dark nights of December.
For those who are culturally inclined, the Cold Moon has been celebrated for centuries by indigenous cultures as a time to reflect on the past year and make preparations for the year to come.
It’s a time to gather with loved ones and offer gratitude for the blessings of the past year, while also looking forward to the future with hope and optimism.
So, how do we celebrate the Cold Moon?
Gather with friends and family and have a warm, cozy dinner.
You could also go ice skating, build a snowman, or have a winter picnic.
Sip on hot cocoa, have a winter bonfire, or go ice skating under the moonlight.
Grab your hat, scarf and mittens, and head outside to celebrate this amazing celestial event.
And just like the winter weather, the Cold Moon is a valuable part of our calendar and a reminder of the changing seasons.
Whether you choose to celebrate in a traditional or unconventional way, just remember to keep warm, have fun, and most importantly, don’t forget to howl at the moon!
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The full moon in December is also known as:
- Big Spirit Moon (Ojibwe)
- Bitter Moon (Chinese)
- Christmas Moon
- Cold Moon (Celtic) (Old English)
- Darkest Moon
- Drift Clearing Moon (Cree)
- Fruit Moon (S. Africa)
- Hoar Frost Moon (Cree)
- Little Spirit Moon (Anishinaabe)
- Long Nightβs Moon (Neo Pagan) (Mohican)
- Mid-winter Moon
- Moon of the Popping Trees (Oglala)
- Moon When the Deer Shed Their Antlers (Dakota)
- Oak Moon (Wicca) (Old English)
- Peach Moon (Choctaw)
- Snow Moon (Cherokee) (Haida)
- Twelfth Moon (Dakota Sioux)
- Unduvap Poya (Buddhist)
- Winter Maker Moon (Western Abenaki)
A calendar of upcoming full moons:
Wolf Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | January 6 | 23:07 UTC |
2024 | January 25 | 17:54 UTC |
2025 | January 13 | 22:26Β UTC |
2026 | January 3 | 10:02Β UTC |
2027 | January 22 | 12:17Β UTC |
2028 | January 12 | 04:03Β UTC |
2029 | January 30 | 06:03Β UTC |
2030 | January 19 | 15:54Β UTC |
2031 | January 8 | 18:25Β UTC |
2032 | January 27 | 12:52Β UTC |
2033 | January 15 | 13:07Β UTC |
2034 | January 4 | 19:47Β UTC |
2035 | January 23 | 20:16Β UTC |
2036 | January 13 | 11:16Β UTC |
2037 | January 2 | 02:35Β UTC |
π΅ 2037 | January 31 | 14:04 UTC π΅ |
2038 | January 21 | 03:59Β UTC |
2039 | January 10 | 11:45Β UTC |
2040 | January 29 | 07:54Β UTC |
2041 | January 17 | 07:11Β UTC |
2042 | January 6 | 08:53Β UTC |
2043 | January 25 | 06:56Β UTC |
2044 | January 14 | 18:51Β UTC |
Snow Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | February 5 | 18:28 UTC |
2024 | February 24 | 12:30 UTC |
2025 | February 12 | 13:53Β UTC |
2026 | February 1 | 22:09Β UTC |
2027 | February 20 | 23:23Β UTC |
2028 | February 10 | 15:03Β UTC |
2029 | February 28 | 17:10Β UTC |
2030 | February 18 | 06:19Β UTC |
2031 | February 7 | 12:46Β UTC |
2032 | February 26 | 07:43Β UTC |
2033 | February 14 | 07:04Β UTC |
2034 | February 3 | 10:04Β UTC |
2035 | February 22 | 08:53Β UTC |
2036 | February 11 | 22:08Β UTC |
2037 | No full moon | Β !! |
2038 | February 19 | 16:09Β UTC |
2039 | February 9 | 03:39Β UTC |
2040 | February 28 | 00:59Β UTC |
2041 | February 16 | 02:21Β UTC |
2042 | February 5 | 01:57Β UTC |
2043 | February 23 | 21:57Β UTC |
2044 | February 13 | 06:41Β UTC |
Worm Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | March 7 | 12:40 UTC |
2024 | March 25 | 07:00 UTC |
2025 | March 14 | 06:54Β UTC |
2026 | March 3 | 11:37Β UTC |
2027 | March 22 | 10:43Β UTC |
2028 | March 11 | 01:06Β UTC |
2029 | March 30 | 02:26Β UTC |
2030 | March 19 | 17:56Β UTC |
2031 | March 9 | 04:29Β UTC |
2032 | March 27 | 00:46Β UTC |
2033 | March 16 | 01:37Β UTC |
2034 | March 5 | 02:10Β UTC |
2035 | March 23 | 22:42Β UTC |
2036 | March 12 | 09:09Β UTC |
2037 | March 2 | 00:28Β UTC |
π΅ 2037 | March 31 | 09:53 UTC π΅ |
2038 | March 21 | 02:09Β UTC |
2039 | March 10 | 16:35Β UTC |
2040 | March 28 | 15:11Β UTC |
2041 | March 17 | 20:19Β UTC |
2042 | March 6 | 20:09Β UTC |
2043 | March 25 | 14:26Β UTC |
2044 | March 13 | 19:41Β UTC |
Pink Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | April 6 | 04:34 UTC |
2024 | April 24 | 23:48 UTC |
2025 | April 13 | 00:22Β UTC |
2026 | April 2 | 02:11Β UTC |
2027 | April 20 | 22:27Β UTC |
2028 | April 9 | 10:26Β UTC |
2029 | April 28 | 10:36Β UTC |
2030 | April 18 | 03:19Β UTC |
2031 | April 7 | 17:21Β UTC |
2032 | April 25 | 15:09Β UTC |
2033 | April 14 | 19:17Β UTC |
2034 | April 3 | 19:18Β UTC |
2035 | April 22 | 13:20Β UTC |
2036 | April 10 | 20:22Β UTC |
2037 | April 29 | 18:53Β UTC |
2038 | April 19 | 10:36Β UTC |
2039 | April 9 | 02:52Β UTC |
2040 | April 27 | 02:37Β UTC |
2041 | April 16 | 12:00Β UTC |
2042 | April 5 | 14:15Β UTC |
2043 | April 24 | 07:23Β UTC |
2044 | April 12 | 09:39Β UTC |
Flower Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | May 5 | 17:34 UTC |
2024 | May 23 | 13:53 UTC |
2025 | May 12 | 16:55Β UTC |
2026 | May 1 | 17:23Β UTC |
π΅ 2026 | May 31 | 08:45 UTC π΅ |
2027 | May 20 | 10:59Β UTC |
2028 | May 8 | 19:48Β UTC |
2029 | May 27 | 18:37Β UTC |
2030 | May 17 | 11:19Β UTC |
2031 | May 7 | 03:39Β UTC |
2032 | May 25 | 02:37Β UTC |
2033 | May 14 | 10:42Β UTC |
2034 | May 3 | 12:15Β UTC |
2035 | May 22 | 04:25Β UTC |
2036 | May 10 | 08:09Β UTC |
2037 | May 29 | 18:53Β UTC |
2038 | May 18 | 18:23Β UTC |
2039 | May 8 | 11:19Β UTC |
2040 | May 26 | 11:47Β UTC |
2041 | May 16 | 00:52Β UTC |
2042 | May 5 | 06:48Β UTC |
2043 | May 23 | 23:36Β UTC |
2044 | May 12 | 00:16 UTC |
Strawberry Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | June 4 | 03:41 UTC |
2024 | June 22 | Β 01:07 UTC |
2025 | June 11 | 07:43Β UTC |
2026 | June 29 | 23:56Β UTC |
2027 | June 19 | 00:44Β UTC |
2028 | June 7 | 06:08Β UTC |
2029 | June 26 | 03:22Β UTC |
2030 | June 15 | 18:40Β UTC |
2031 | June 5 | 11:58Β UTC |
2032 | June 23 | 11:32Β UTC |
2033 | June 12 | 23:19Β UTC |
2034 | June 2 | 03:54Β UTC |
2035 | June 20 | 19:37Β UTC |
2036 | June 8 | 21:01Β UTC |
2037 | June 27 | 15:19Β UTC |
2038 | June 17 | 02:30Β UTC |
2039 | June 6 | 18:47Β UTC |
2040 | June 24 | 19:19Β UTC |
2041 | June 14 | 10:58Β UTC |
2042 | June 3 | 20:48Β UTC |
2043 | June 22 | 14:20Β UTC |
2044 | June 10 | 15:16Β UTC |
Buck Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | July 3 | 11:38 UTC |
2024 | July 21 | 10:17 UTC |
2025 | July 10 | 20:36Β UTC |
2026 | July 29 | 14:35Β UTC |
2027 | July 18 | 15:44Β UTC |
2028 | July 6 | 18:09Β UTC |
2029 | July 25 | 13:35Β UTC |
2030 | July 15 | 02:12Β UTC |
2031 | July 4 | 19:01Β UTC |
2032 | July 22 | 18:51Β UTC |
2033 | July 12 | 09:28Β UTC |
2034 | July 1 | 17:44Β UTC |
π΅ 2034 | July 31 | 05:54 UTC π΅ |
2035 | July 20 | 10:36Β UTC |
2036 | July 8 | 11:19Β UTC |
2037 | July 27 | 04:15Β UTC |
2038 | July 16 | 11:48Β UTC |
2039 | July 6 | 02:03Β UTC |
2040 | July 24 | 02:05Β UTC |
2041 | July 13 | 19:00Β UTC |
2042 | July 3 | 08:09Β UTC |
2043 | July 22 | 03:24Β UTC |
2044 | July 10 | 06:22Β UTC |
Sturgeon Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | August 1 | 18:31 UTC |
π΅ 2023 | August 31 | 01:35 UTC π΅ |
2024 | August 19 | 18:26 UTC |
2025 | August 9 | 07:55Β UTC |
2026 | August 28 | 04:18Β UTC |
2027 | August 17 | 07:28Β UTC |
2028 | August 5 | 08:09Β UTC |
2029 | August 24 | 01:51Β UTC |
2030 | August 13 | 10:44Β UTC |
2031 | August 3 | 01:45Β UTC |
2032 | August 21 | 01:46Β UTC |
2033 | August 10 | 18:07Β UTC |
2034 | August 29 | 16:49Β UTC |
2035 | August 19 | 01:00Β UTC |
2036 | August 7 | 02:48Β UTC |
2037 | August 25 | 19:09Β UTC |
2038 | August 14 | 22:56Β UTC |
2039 | August 4 | 09:56Β UTC |
2040 | August 22 | 09:09Β UTC |
2041 | August 12 | 02:04Β UTC |
2042 | August 1 | 17:33Β UTC |
π΅ 2042 | August 31 | 02:02 UTC π΅ |
2043 | August 20 | 15:04Β UTC |
2044 | August 8 | 21:13Β UTC |
Corn Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | September 29 | 09:57 UTC |
2024 | September 18 | 02:34 UTC |
2025 | September 7 | 18:08Β UTC |
2026 | September 26 | 16:49Β UTC |
2027 | September 15 | 23:03Β UTC |
2028 | September 3 | 23:47Β UTC |
2029 | September 22 | 16:29Β UTC |
2030 | September 11 | 21:17Β UTC |
2031 | September 1 | 09:20Β UTC |
π΅ 2031 | September 30 | 18:57 UTC π΅ |
2032 | September 19 | 09:30Β UTC |
2033 | September 9 | 02:20Β UTC |
2034 | September 28 | 16:49Β UTC |
2035 | September 17 | 14:23Β UTC |
2036 | September 5 | 18:45Β UTC |
2037 | September 24 | 11:31Β UTC |
2038 | September 13 | 12:24Β UTC |
2039 | September 2 | 19:23Β UTC |
2040 | September 20 | 17:42Β UTC |
2041 | September 10 | 09:23Β UTC |
2042 | September 29 | 10:34Β UTC |
2043 | September 19 | 01:47Β UTC |
2044 | September 7 | 11:24Β UTC |
Hunter Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | October 28 | 20:24 UTC |
2024 | October 17 | 11:26 UTC |
2025 | October 7 | 03:47Β UTC |
2026 | October 26 | 04:11Β UTC |
2027 | October 15 | 13:47Β UTC |
2028 | October 3 | 16:25Β UTC |
2029 | October 22 | 09:27Β UTC |
2030 | October 11 | 10:46Β UTC |
2031 | October 30 | 07:32Β UTC |
2032 | October 18 | 18:58Β UTC |
2033 | October 8 | 10:58Β UTC |
2034 | October 27 | 12:42Β UTC |
2035 | October 17 | 02:35Β UTC |
2036 | October 5 | 10:15Β UTC |
2037 | October 24 | 04:36Β UTC |
2038 | October 13 | 04:21Β UTC |
2039 | October 2 | 07:23Β UTC |
π΅ 2039 | October 31 | 22:36 UTC |
2040 | October 20 | 04:49Β UTC |
2041 | October 9 | 18:02Β UTC |
2042 | October 28 | 19:48Β UTC |
2043 | October 18 | 11:55Β UTC |
2044 | October 7 | 00:30Β UTC |
Beaver Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | November 27 | 09:16 UTC |
2024 | November 15 | 21:28 UTC |
2025 | November 5 | 13:19Β UTC |
2026 | November 24 | 14:53Β UTC |
2027 | November 14 | 03:25Β UTC |
2028 | November 2 | 09:17Β UTC |
2029 | November 21 | 04:02Β UTC |
2030 | November 10 | 03:30Β UTC |
2031 | November 28 | 23:18Β UTC |
2032 | November 17 | 06:42Β UTC |
2033 | November 6 | 20:32Β UTC |
2034 | November 25 | 22:32Β UTC |
2035 | November 15 | 13:48Β UTC |
2036 | November 4 | 00:44Β UTC |
2037 | November 22 | 21:35Β UTC |
2038 | November 11 | 22:27Β UTC |
2039 | November 30 | 16:49Β UTC |
2040 | November 18 | 19:06Β UTC |
2041 | November 8 | 04:43Β UTC |
2042 | November 27 | 06:06Β UTC |
2043 | November 16 | 21:52Β UTC |
2044 | November 5 | 12:26Β UTC |
Cold Moons:
Year: | Date: | Time: |
---|---|---|
2023 | December 27 | 00:33 UTC |
2024 | December 15 | 09:01 UTC |
2025 | December 4 | 23:14Β UTC |
2026 | December 24 | 01:28Β UTC |
2027 | December 13 | 16:08Β UTC |
2028 | December 2 | 01:40Β UTC |
π΅ 2028 | December 31 | 16:48 UTC π΅ |
2029 | December 20 | 22:46Β UTC |
2030 | December 9 | 22:40Β UTC |
2031 | December 28 | 17:33Β UTC |
2032 | December 16 | 20:49Β UTC |
2033 | December 6 | 07:22Β UTC |
2034 | December 25 | 08:54Β UTC |
2035 | December 15 | 00:33Β UTC |
2036 | December 3 | 14:08Β UTC |
2037 | December 22 | 13:38Β UTC |
2038 | December 11 | 17:30Β UTC |
2039 | December 30 | 12:37Β UTC |
2040 | December 18 | 12:15Β UTC |
2041 | December 7 | 17:42Β UTC |
2042 | December 26 | 17:42Β UTC |
2043 | December 16 | 08:01Β UTC |
2044 | December 4 | 23:33Β UTC |
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