Full Moon in Gemini · December 4, 2025 · 23:14 UTC
New Moon in Capricorn · December 27, 2025

Dear friend,

As winter tightens its grip and the nights grow long, December brings the final full moon of the year — known across old traditions as the Cold Moon, Long Night Moon, or Oak Moon. It rises bright against the deep winter dark, illuminating both the quiet of the season and the threshold between this year and the next.

This year’s Cold Moon is also a supermoon, appearing slightly larger and brighter as it reaches perigee — its closest point to Earth. A fitting finale for 2025’s lunar cycle.

The Energy of the Cold Moon

December’s moon arrives with a steady, crystalline kind of magic — a moon of stillness, truth, and inner illumination.
Across cultures, this moon marks:

Slowing down & conserving energy
Reflection on the past year
Deep winter intuition
Preparing the inner soil for rebirth

Where November’s Mourning Moon invites release, the December Moon invites clarity — a quiet knowing that surfaces only when things grow still.

Astrological Signature

Full Moon in Gemini — December 4, 2025

This final full moon of the year rises in the sign of Gemini, bringing themes of:

Communication
Perspective shifts
Curiosity
Truth-telling
Reconciling opposing parts of the self

A Gemini full moon tends to illuminate the stories we tell — to others and to ourselves. It can highlight old narratives ready to be rewritten, thought patterns ready to be released, and truths ready to be spoken aloud.

It’s also a highly mental moon, arriving in the quietest time of year, creating an interesting contrast: the mind awakens while the world sleeps. Many readers may feel:

a desire to journal
a need for honest conversations
breakthroughs in clarity
sudden understanding of a situation that felt confusing all year

New Moon in Capricorn — December 27, 2025

In the final days of the month, the New Moon in Capricorn brings a powerful moment for:

long-term visioning
new structures
commitments
planting intentions for the year ahead

This New Moon acts almost like a spiritual “reset” button.

Themes of December’s Moon

1. Stillness as Medicine

With long nights comes a natural instinct to rest. Animals withdraw; the land retreats; energy goes inward. This moon asks us to mirror nature’s pace.

2. Closing the Year with Clarity

Old stories rise to the surface for review. What was true? What was not? And what doesn’t need to be carried into the new year?

3. Honoring the Threshold

December is a month of crossroads — between light and dark, old year and new year, endings and beginnings. The Cold Moon acts as a lantern on that threshold.

Herbal Allies for the Cold Moon

For those who love to work with herbal energy, this moon pairs beautifully with plants that support grounding, introspection, and winter resilience:

Mugwort — for intuition and dream work
Hawthorn — for heart-centered reflection
Rosemary — for clarity and remembrance
Pine — for cleansing and winter vitality
Cinnamon or Ginger — for warmth and circulation

A simple “Cold Moon Tea” might include mugwort, rosemary, and rose hips — sipped slowly by candlelight.

Cold Moon Ritual Ideas

Clarity Journaling Ritual

Under the moon (or by a window), answer:

What truth surfaced for me this year?
What story am I ready to retire?
What do I now understand that I didn’t before?

Gemini loves writing, reflection, and language — let it speak through your pen.

Winter Hearth Cleansing

Sweep or tidy your space with intention, using rosemary or pine bundles to refresh the air.

The Threshold Candle

Light a single candle and sit in stillness for 5–10 minutes.
Ask: What does my inner voice want me to know before the year ends?

Ancestral Connection

Cold Moon nights are traditionally good for divination, dream work, and communication with ancestors or guides.

Closing Thoughts

The December Moon invites us into deep quiet, honest clarity, and gentle introspection.
It’s not about rushing forward — it’s about listening.

By the time the Capricorn New Moon arrives on the 27th, many will feel ready to begin envisioning the year ahead… but the Cold Moon asks us to sit for a moment in the rich, sacred stillness before the turning.

And as always, my friend — take care of you.

Melody

December Moon: The Cold Moon & the Turning of the Year