Moon phases December 2029
The Moon in December 2029, day by day: its phase as you see it, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | 5 Dec, 14:52 | 5 Dec, 09:52 | 5 Dec, 14:52 |
| First quarter | 12 Dec, 17:49 | 12 Dec, 12:49 | 12 Dec, 17:49 |
| Full moon | 20 Dec, 22:46 | 20 Dec, 17:46 | 20 Dec, 22:46 |
| Last quarter | 28 Dec, 09:48 | 28 Dec, 04:48 | 28 Dec, 09:48 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 23% | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 2 | 14% | Libra → Scorpio 17:54 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 3 | 7% | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Tue 4 | 2% | Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:52 | fruitful | |
| Wed 5 | 0% | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Thu 6 | 1% | Sagittarius → Capricorn 18:11 | barren | |
| Fri 7 | 5% | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 8 | 11% | Capricorn → Aquarius 20:41 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 9 | 19% | Aquarius | barren | |
| Mon 10 | 28% | Aquarius | barren | |
| Tue 11 | 37% | Aquarius → Pisces 02:43 | fruitful | |
| Wed 12 | 47% | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Thu 13 | 57% | Pisces → Aries 12:30 | fruitful | |
| Fri 14 | 66% | Aries | barren | |
| Sat 15 | 75% | Aries | barren | |
| Sun 16 | 83% | Aries → Taurus 00:48 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 17 | 89% | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 18 | 94% | Taurus → Gemini 13:33 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 19 | 98% | Gemini | barren | |
| Thu 20 | 100% | Gemini | barren | |
| Fri 21 | 100% | Gemini → Cancer 01:03 | fruitful | |
| Sat 22 | 98% | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Sun 23 | 94% | Cancer → Leo 10:32 | barren | |
| Mon 24 | 88% | Leo | barren | |
| Tue 25 | 80% | Leo → Virgo 17:46 | barren | |
| Wed 26 | 71% | Virgo | barren | |
| Thu 27 | 61% | Virgo → Libra 22:50 | barren | |
| Fri 28 | 49% | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 29 | 38% | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 30 | 27% | Libra → Scorpio 01:55 | fruitful | |
| Mon 31 | 18% | Scorpio | fruitful |
Sign changes are given in Central European Time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair is said to grow back fuller when it is cut while the Moon is waxing in Leo or Virgo, and not when it is 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, sweet 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 (3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 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 (1, 2, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29): 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 (5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27): 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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