December New Moon: Dates Future and Past 2010 – 2025
Mark your calendars for the December 2022 New Moon! The next December New Moon is Wednesday December 23, 2022 5:17 AM ET or 10:17 AM UTC based on the data provided by NASA.
Continue reading below for more information about this month’s new moons.
The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time (ET) account for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year. Also included is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since your local time zone may differ, the exact dates may shift slightly for your calendar.
The supermoons are based on the calculations by AstroPixels.
What is the December New Moon named?
Depending on when the December New Moon is, the name will change. It may either be called the New Wolf Moon, New Cold Moon, or New Blue Moon.
If the new moon occurs towards the first half of the month it will be called the New Wolf Moon as it starts the lunar cycle for the December Full Moon.
If the new moon occurs in the second half of the month the new moon will be called the New Cold Moon because it is the new moon that starts the lunar cycle for the January Full Moon.
It’s also possible the new moon will be called the New Blue Moon if it occurs in the middle of the month when December has 2 full moons. As the later moon would be called a Full Blue Moon, the new moon that month would be a new blue moon as it starts the lunar cycle.
Future New Moons in December 2022 – 2025
Wondering about December in the future and when the new moons will occur? Here’s a list for the next few years.
December 23, 2022 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2022 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, will be on Wednesday December 23, 2022 5:17 AM ET or 10:17 AM UTC. It will be the first new moon of the Winter 2022 season.
December 12, 2023 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2023 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, will be on Tuesday December 12, 2023 6:32 PM ET or 11:32 PM UTC. It will be the third and last new moon of the Autumn 2023 season.
December 1, 2024 (New Cold Moon)
The first December 2024 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, will be on Sunday December 1, 2024 1:21 AM ET or 6:21 AM UTC. It will be the third and last new moon of the Autumn 2024 season.
December 19, 2025 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2025 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, will be on Friday December 19, 2025 8:43 PM ET or December 20, 2025 1:43 AM UTC. It will be the third and last new moon of the Autumn 2025 season.
Past December New Moons 2010 – 2021
And what about the past? Here is when the new moon occurred in the past for December.
December 4, 2021 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2021 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Saturday December 4, 2021 2:43 AM ET or 7:43 AM UTC. It was the third and last new moon of the Autumn 2021 season. Also during the December new moon, there was a total solar eclipse that happened about 9 minutes before the peak of the new moon.
December 14, 2020 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2020 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Monday December 14, 2020 11:17 AM ET or 4:17 PM UTC. It was the third and last new moon of the Autumn 2020 season. Also during the December new moon there was a total solar eclipse that happened about 2 minutes before the peak of the new moon.
December 26, 2019 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2019 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, was on Thursday December 26, 2019 12:13 AM ET or 5:13 AM UTC. It was the first new moon of the Winter 2019-2020 season. There was also an Annular Solar Eclipse during the new moon, occurring about 5 minutes after the peak of the new moon.
December 7, 2018 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2018 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Friday December 7, 2018 2:20 AM ET or 7:20 AM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2018 season as it occurred about two weeks before the Winter Solstice.
December 18, 2017 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2017 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, was on Monday December 18, 2017 1:31 AM ET or 6:31 AM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2017 season as it occurred less than a week before the Winter Solstice.
December 29, 2016 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2016 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, was on Thursday December 29, 2016 1:53 AM ET or 6:53 AM UTC. It was the first new moon of the Winter 2016-2017 season as it occurred about a week after the Winter Solstice.
December 11, 2015 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2015 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Friday December 11, 2015 5:29 AM ET or 10:29 AM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2015 season as it occurred more than a week before the Winter Solstice.
December 21, 2014 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2014 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, was on Sunday December 21, 2014 8:36 PM ET or December 22, 2014 1:36 AM UTC. It was the first new moon of the Winter 2014-2015 season as it occurred a few hours after the Winter Solstice.
December 2, 2013 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2013 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Monday December 2, 2013 7:22 PM ET or 12:22 AM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2013 season as it occurred more than two weeks before the Winter Solstice.
December 13, 2012 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2012 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Thursday December 13, 2012 3:42 AM ET or 8:42 AM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2012 season as it occurred about a week before the Winter Solstice.
December 24, 2011 (New Wolf Moon)
The December 2011 New Moon, also called the New Wolf Moon, was on Saturday December 24, 2011 1:06 PM ET or 6:06 PM UTC. Along with being a Christmas Eve New Moon, it was the first new moon of the Winter 2011-2012 season, happening after the Winter Solistice.
December 5, 2010 (New Cold Moon)
The December 2010 New Moon, also called the New Cold Moon, was on Sunday December 5, 2010 12:36 PM ET or 5:36 PM UTC. It was the last new moon of the Autumn 2010 season as it occurred more than two weeks before the Winter Solstice.
Future New Moon Calendars
And if you’re looking for when the new moon occurs for the rest of the year, check out these future new moon calendars.
