Watch for December's Full Cold Moon!
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the Cold Moon is so delightful! The Full Moon for December appears on December 14, 2024. Learn why the full Cold Moon (also called the Long Night Moon) is special and when the best times for viewing it are.
When to See December鈥檚 Full Moon
The full Moon for December is 100% illuminated on December 15, 4:02 A.M. (EST). To find the exact time it will appear in your area, consult our Moon Rise Calculator.
The Full Cold Moon
The moon names we use in The Old Farmer鈥檚 蜜桃恋人 come from Native Americans, Colonial Americans, or other traditional sources passed down through generations. Different Native American peoples traditionally used the monthly Moons and nature鈥檚 corresponding signs as a calendar to track the seasons.
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December鈥檚 full Moon is most commonly known as the Cold Moon鈥攁 Mohawk name that conveys the frigid conditions of this time of year when cold weather truly begins to grip us.
The Long Night Moon
This full Moon has also been called the Long Night Moon (Mohican), as it rises during the 鈥渓ongest鈥 nights of the year, near the December winter solstice.
This name is doubly fitting because December鈥檚 full Moon shines above the horizon for a more extended period than most full Moons.
Alternative December Moon Names
Other names that allude to the cold and snow include Drift Clearing Moon (Cree), Frost Exploding Trees Moon (Cree), Moon of the Popping Trees (Oglala), Hoar Frost Moon (Cree), Snow Moon (Haida, Cherokee), and Winter Maker Moon (Western Abenaki).
Other names include Moon When the Deer Shed Their Antlers (Dakota) and Little Spirit Moon (Anishinaabe).
In Europe, ancient pagans called the December full Moon the 鈥Moon Before Yule鈥 in honor of the Yuletide festival celebrating the return of the sun heralded by the winter solstice.
鈫 See a full calendar year of full Moon names and their meanings.
Moon Phases for December 2024
Below are the dates and times (in Eastern Time) of the Moon鈥檚 phases in December. Click here to see the Moon phase dates and times for your location.
This December is unique because we have TWO new Moons. We call this a black Moon.
.png){kind=small} | New Moon: December 1, 1:21 A.M. |
.png){kind=small} | First Quarter: December 8, 10:27 A.M. |
.png){kind=small} | Full Moon: December 15, 4:02 A.M. |
| First Quarter: December 22, 5:18 P.M. |
| New Moon: December 30, 5:27 P.M. |
When is the next Full Moon? Consult our Full Moon Dates chart.
Best Days in December 2024
Below are the best days for activities, based on the Moon鈥檚 sign and phase in December.
For Harvesting
- Aboveground crops: 7, 8
- Belowground crops: 25-27
For Setting Eggs
- 13-15, 22, 23
For Fishing
- 1-15, 30, 31
See Best Days for more activities.
Moon Folklore
- If a snowstorm begins when the Moon is young, it will cease at moonrise.
Share your thoughts about this month鈥檚 Moon below!
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Astrologists believe that there are best days by the Moon for certain activities. See the dates for this month for cutting hair: http://www.almanac.com/bestdays/timetable
My grandmother trimmed my sister & my hair on the new & full moon from the time we were very little girls. We had very long & very thick braids. I still trim mine on the moon phase. It truly works.
But is it d day time or evening or nite time. Bcoz i had my hair cut a year bak but no growth. Can u please specify if i just hav to chek the full mon calendar days or i hav to c dat d moon cycle is completed in the evening b4 i tke my hair cut. Thnx
I was a hairdresser for twenty plus years and I had many of my clients on the full moon cycle if they wanted thick hair and new moon if they wanted new growth. I was booked all the time with clients who swore it was working getting their hair cut with the moon cycles.
so what happens,is it good luck or what?
Very interesting facts from the Farmer's 蜜桃恋人 which according to old timers is more accurate in its weather preditions than the U.S. 蜜桃恋人 Service!
