Moon phases December 2028
The Moon in December 2028, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full moon | Dec 02, 01:40 | Dec 01, 20:40 | Dec 02, 01:40 |
| Last quarter | Dec 09, 05:38 | Dec 09, 00:38 | Dec 09, 05:38 |
| New moon | Dec 16, 02:06 | Dec 15, 21:06 | Dec 16, 02:06 |
| First quarter | Dec 23, 21:44 | Dec 23, 16:44 | Dec 23, 21:44 |
| Full moon | Dec 31, 16:48 | Dec 31, 11:48 | Dec 31, 16:48 |
The month at a glance
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- 2♊︎
- 3♋︎
- 4♋︎
- 5♌︎
- 6♌︎
- 7♌︎
- 8♍︎
- 9♍︎
- 10♎︎
- 11♎︎
- 12♏︎
- 13♏︎
- 14♐︎
- 15♐︎
- 16♑︎
- 17♑︎
- 18♒︎
- 19♒︎
- 20♒︎
- 21♓︎
- 22♓︎
- 23♈︎
- 24♈︎
- 25♈︎
- 26♉︎
- 27♉︎
- 28♊︎
- 29♊︎
- 30♋︎
- 31♋︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 100 % | Taurus → Gemini 07:09 | barren | |
| Sat 2 | 100 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Sun 3 | 98 % | Gemini → Cancer 14:42 | barren | |
| Mon 4 | 94 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Tue 5 | 87 % | Cancer → Leo 20:19 | fruitful | |
| Wed 6 | 79 % | Leo | barren | |
| Thu 7 | 70 % | Leo | barren | |
| Fri 8 | 59 % | Leo → Virgo 00:28 | barren | |
| Sat 9 | 47 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sun 10 | 36 % | Virgo → Libra 03:29 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 11 | 25 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 12 | 16 % | Libra → Scorpio 05:51 | fruitful | |
| Wed 13 | 9 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Thu 14 | 3 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 08:29 | barren | |
| Fri 15 | 0 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sat 16 | 0 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 12:34 | barren | |
| Sun 17 | 2 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 18 | 6 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 19:20 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 19 | 12 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Wed 20 | 19 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Thu 21 | 28 % | Aquarius → Pisces 05:16 | fruitful | |
| Fri 22 | 36 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sat 23 | 46 % | Pisces → Aries 17:29 | fruitful | |
| Sun 24 | 55 % | Aries | barren | |
| Mon 25 | 65 % | Aries | barren | |
| Tue 26 | 73 % | Aries → Taurus 05:46 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 27 | 82 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 28 | 89 % | Taurus → Gemini 15:58 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 29 | 94 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Sat 30 | 98 % | Gemini → Cancer 23:06 | barren | |
| Sun 31 | 100 % | Cancer | fruitful |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
None this month by the classic rule.
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (4, 5, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (10, 11, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 24, 25, 29, 30): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Cold Moon
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