December 4th at 23. 14 and in some regions early on 5th (see www.time and date.com for moon rise in your region),
This is called the full Cold Moon by the Mohawk nation when the colds of winter blasts begin to bite. Others name it Long Nights Moon and the Celts the Mourning Moon because it is the last full moon of the year, the moon this year, leading the way to the Midwinter Solstice and the shortest day in the northern world.
It is the final Super-moon of the trilogy in 2025 as the moon comes closest to earth and so appears larger and brighter than usual full moons.
The approaching Winter Solstice on December 21 heralded by this moon is a time of rejoicing for the return of light in the northern hemisphere and Midsummer in the southern hemisphere and the Gemini twins are always ones for a party.
As the year downturns towards Christmas in the Northern spheres and spins upwards for the grand solar finale of Midsummer in the Southern hemisphere, this moon protects us against any emotional coldness or situations that seem without resolution at a time of the year when every television advertisement and the continuing carol loop resonating through the supermarket, promises bliss and togetherness if we buy the right products and festoon our home with neon lights so dazzling that sunglasses are needed.
Walk away just for a minute or maybe for a lifetime from the buy now or lose it forever frantic Yuletide un-necessities and ask, Who am I, who do I want to be, what risks am I prepared to take to finish the year with a great glorious display of personal light rekindled, actions taken, decisions made, ready for 2026. For the coming year will mark a new beginning and fulfilment. And it’s never too early to start. For 2026 is the year of Archangel Michael of the Sun or and the rebirth of the sun - or in the older traditions the birth of the Sun daughter Aine to the Sun Mother Grainne at Newgrange burial mound in Ireland on Solstice morn. The rebirth of the sun offers the new beginnings announced by the bustling Gemini moon twins who are far too impatient to wait for the celebrations to begin.
So communication, versatility and change are the order of these earlier and middle December days, stirring the energies upwards even as in the north the year declines.
Hassle companies before their stupefying office party wind down for the job you really want, the rebate you are owed or the compensation you so rightly are due - and they may be glad to clear the decks before opening the wine.
Start new projects, don’t delay till the New Year; sign up now for courses to start in January, as the Gemini quicksilver mind combines with the lunar full power of all or nothing.
Make plans and book a January vacation, even a weekend away, rather than wasting money on ungrateful Aunty Maud and the discordant symphony of what I really wanted for Christmas from Brat and Brattina. Give them a holey stocking with a lump of coal in it, wrapped in old newspaper of course and watch their faces wreath with festive good will.
Not too late either to have the Christmas you want, whether far away in the desert where the Yule trees do not sprout optic fibre lights, with a gathering of chosen people or just one person with whom you really want to be or by yourself to explore those opportunities and places you always promised yourself you would visit.
Alternatively plan a Christmas when you shut your door with a couple of bottles of something good, a wheel of cheese or three, fresh bread and watch the old movies with no one to channel flick or complain and leave you the rejected toffees among the scattered chocolate wrappers.
As for lovers uncommitted as to whose fireside they will hang their Yuletide stockings, don’t be Suzy or Sammy on the shelf, content with a whispered phone call after the turkey bones are picked clean as they play happy families without you. This is the moon to communicate your love, your priorities and your needs, now on this moon of change and say, Be with me this mistletoe or never. If no thanks, get on that dating site or invite the guy or gal who asks you out but you have always refused, rather than waiting for the phone that hardly ever rang with the latest excuse.
Life is about now, says the Gemini full moon so do something daring, out of what others see as your character as the moon provides her light show and the three nights after to make yourself joyous. Take a step towards the grand Master plan to make this Gemini moon the beginning of 2026 the best year ever ahead starting now.