Named moons

Cold Moon

December. The longest nights of the year, and the full moon rides highest in the sky.

When it falls

Every one from 2026 to 2035, with the instant it is exactly full.

DateMoonFull atAlso
December 24, 202601:31 UTCsupermoon
December 13, 202716:11 UTC-
December 2, 202801:41 UTC-
December 20, 202922:47 UTCtotal eclipse
December 9, 203022:43 UTCpenumbral eclipse
December 28, 203117:35 UTC-
December 16, 203220:51 UTC-
December 6, 203307:24 UTC-
December 25, 203408:57 UTCsupermoon
December 15, 203500:37 UTCsupermoon

Moons with names

Twelve month names, plus the three that get searched for hardest. One of them is a real colour and the rest are calendars.

Wolf MoonSnow MoonWorm MoonPink MoonFlower MoonStrawberry MoonBuck MoonSturgeon MoonCorn MoonHarvest MoonHunter's MoonBeaver MoonCold MoonBlue MoonBlood MoonSupermoon

The eight phases

New Moon

Centre of the band at 0 degrees

Waxing Crescent

Centre of the band at 45 degrees

First Quarter

Centre of the band at 90 degrees

Waxing Gibbous

Centre of the band at 135 degrees

Full Moon

Centre of the band at 180 degrees

Waning Gibbous

Centre of the band at 225 degrees

Last Quarter

Centre of the band at 270 degrees

Waning Crescent

Centre of the band at 315 degrees