Moon phases December 2030
The Moon in December 2030, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | Dec 01, 22:56 | Dec 01, 17:56 | Dec 01, 22:56 |
| Full moon | Dec 09, 22:40 | Dec 09, 17:40 | Dec 09, 22:40 |
| Last quarter | Dec 18, 00:01 | Dec 17, 19:01 | Dec 18, 00:01 |
| New moon | Dec 24, 17:32 | Dec 24, 12:32 | Dec 24, 17:32 |
| First quarter | Dec 31, 13:36 | Dec 31, 08:36 | Dec 31, 13:36 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 45 % | Aquarius → Pisces 06:27 | fruitful | |
| Mon 2 | 55 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Tue 3 | 65 % | Pisces → Aries 13:14 | fruitful | |
| Wed 4 | 75 % | Aries | barren | |
| Thu 5 | 83 % | Aries → Taurus 23:13 | barren | |
| Fri 6 | 89 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 7 | 95 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 8 | 98 % | Taurus → Gemini 11:19 | barren | |
| Mon 9 | 100 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Tue 10 | 100 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Wed 11 | 98 % | Gemini → Cancer 00:16 | fruitful | |
| Thu 12 | 94 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Fri 13 | 89 % | Cancer → Leo 12:54 | fruitful | |
| Sat 14 | 83 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 15 | 75 % | Leo → Virgo 23:55 | barren | |
| Mon 16 | 66 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Tue 17 | 56 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Wed 18 | 45 % | Virgo → Libra 08:09 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 19 | 35 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 20 | 24 % | Libra → Scorpio 12:51 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 21 | 15 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sun 22 | 8 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 14:20 | fruitful | |
| Mon 23 | 2 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Tue 24 | 0 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 13:54 | barren | |
| Wed 25 | 1 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 26 | 4 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 13:26 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 27 | 11 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sat 28 | 19 % | Aquarius → Pisces 14:58 | barren | |
| Sun 29 | 28 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 30 | 39 % | Pisces → Aries 20:07 | fruitful | |
| Tue 31 | 49 % | Aries | barren |
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 (1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 29, 30): 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 (6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26): 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 (4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31): 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