Supermoon

Supermoon December 24, 2026: The biggest full Moon of the year — on Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 24, 2026, 01:28

In the night before Christmas Eve the full Moon is 356,740 km away. It comes no closer all year.

Seen from Germany

Visible all night.

Facts

Distance: 356,740 km
Perigee: 24 December, 08:30 UTC — seven hours after full Moon
Rank: one of the closest full-Moon perigees of the century (Espenak list)
Full Moon: 24 December, 02:28 CET

Source: Fred Espenak, AstroPixels. Times for Europe/London.

The day in the planting calendar

This is how December 24, 2026 looks in the biodynamic planting calendar, calculated for the Europe/London time zone.

Day type: Flower day
Moon in the constellation: Gemini
Moon phase: Full Moon
Moon’s path: descending

Flowers, broccoli, artichokes — everything that blooms.

Unfavourable times on this day

Perigee (Moon closest to Earth): 00:00–20:34

The days before and after

If you want to move the work, here are the neighbouring days with day type and constellation.

Monday, December 21, 2026Fruit day(Aries)
Tuesday, December 22, 2026Root day(Taurus)
Wednesday, December 23, 2026Root day(Taurus, with an unfavourable time)
Friday, December 25, 2026Flower day(Gemini)
Saturday, December 26, 2026Leaf day(Cancer)
Sunday, December 27, 2026Fruit day(Leo, with an unfavourable time)

Every day in December 2026

What it means for sowing and planting

A supermoon is a full moon close to perigee. The calendar counts the perigee: for twelve hours before and twelve hours after, the time is unfavourable for sowing and planting. If perigee falls a few hours before or after the full moon, the window moves with it. The times for this day are shown above.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sow and plant on December 24, 2026?

The Moon stands mostly in front of Gemini; it is a flower day. Unfavourable: Perigee (Moon closest to Earth) 00:00–20:34. Outside that time the day suits everything that belongs to a flower day. Flowers, broccoli, artichokes — everything that blooms.

When is the next event of this kind?

Supermoon on January 22, 2027, 12:17: Biggest full Moon of 2027.

Can it be seen from Germany?