Moon haircut calendar · December 2026
December 2026: a Virgo trim to start, a Leo and Virgo reset before New Year's Eve
The Moon begins December in Virgo and returns to Leo and Virgo from December 26 to 29. Both windows are waning, which suits a tidy-up that lasts through the holidays.
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At a glance
The best days to cut hair in December 2026 are Dec 1-2 and Dec 26-29, with the waning Moon in Leo or Virgo: cuts that hold. No December day is a waxing hair day.
- Hair days (Leo and Virgo)
- Dec 1-2 and Dec 26-290 waxing, 6 waning
- Skip days (water signs)
- 8 daysDec 5-7, Dec 15-17 and Dec 24-25
- Full Moon, the Cold Moon
- Dec 24, 2026 · 01:28 UTC2°14′ Cancer
- New Moon
- Dec 9, 2026 · 00:51 UTC16°57′ Sagittarius
Find your dayFirst December hair day: Tuesday, Dec 1.
December 2026 at a glance
Party season, the folk way: trim early, reset after Christmas
Try this today
- Grab a December 1 or 2 trim if you want one clean cut to carry you through the month.
- Want growth? Aim for December 18 to 21, while the Moon is waxing in Aries and Taurus.
- Book December 28 or 29 for a New Year's Eve shape. Those are the Virgo days.
December is the month everyone wants a cut and nobody can get an appointment. If you can be flexible, the Moon calendar gives you two neat windows.
The first opens straight away. On Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2 the Moon is in Virgo and waning, about half lit and shrinking. Virgo is the sign the Moon-calendar books tie to shape and neatness, so this is the tradition's pick for a tidy trim that should still look sharp at the office party.
The second window comes after Christmas. The Moon enters Leo on December 26 (a Saturday) and Virgo on December 28, staying there through the 29th. All four days are waning. If your plan is a fresh shape for New Year's Eve, a Monday or Tuesday appointment on December 28 or 29 fits the old rules as well as any day in the month.
Like November, December has no waxing Leo or Virgo day. If you want growth, the waxing Moon passes through Aries on December 18 and 19 and Taurus on December 20 and 21. Neither is a classic hair sign, but both are outside the water signs, and the Moon is growing. The tradition would call that a fair compromise.
The Moon this month
A Cancer full Moon on Christmas Eve
The new Moon falls on December 9 in Sagittarius, a fire sign that Moon calendars favour for treatments rather than cuts. The day before and the day of, December 8 and 9, are good evenings for a mask or an oil you have been meaning to try.
The full Moon arrives on December 24 at 2° Cancer, the Cold Moon in the Farmers' Almanac naming. Cancer is a water sign, and the Moon stays there on December 24 and 25. By the folk rules, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are skip days for cutting, which is the least surprising news of the year.
Watch the Pisces stretch too. December 15, 16 and 17 are all Pisces days, the longest run of skip days this month.
The sky behind it
Full Moon: Dec 24, 2026 · 01:28 UTC, 2°14′ Cancer. New Moon: Dec 9, 2026 · 00:51 UTC, 16°57′ Sagittarius. The Moon enters Leo at Dec 25, 2026 · 21:12 UTC; Virgo at Dec 27, 2026 · 22:12 UTC.
Haircut day finder
Find your December haircut day
0 growth days, 6 hold days and 8 skip days this December. Pick an aim and the list reorders for your own timezone.
What do you want from this cut?
Moon in Virgo is best for shape; any day outside the water signs is good.
4 best days for a tidy trim in December 2026
- Tuesday, Dec 1: Moon in Virgo, waning crescent.
- Wednesday, Dec 2: Moon in Virgo, waning crescent. Moon enters Libra at 8:03 PM.
- Monday, Dec 28: Moon in Virgo, waning gibbous.
- Tuesday, Dec 29: Moon in Virgo, waning gibbous.
Also fine: Thu Dec 3, Fri Dec 4, Tue Dec 8, Wed Dec 9, Thu Dec 10, Fri Dec 11, Sat Dec 12, Sun Dec 13, Mon Dec 14, Fri Dec 18, Sat Dec 19, Sun Dec 20, Mon Dec 21, Tue Dec 22, Wed Dec 23, Sat Dec 26, Sun Dec 27, Wed Dec 30, Thu Dec 31.
Skip-the-scissors days (Moon in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces): 8 days this month.
Read at local noon in UTC.
More to read
One shorter read. It opens in place.
Good to know
Eight skip days
Scorpio on December 5 to 7, Pisces on December 15 to 17, and Cancer on December 24 and 25. That leaves plenty of room for a cut on the other days, even if none of them is a perfect hair day.
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Every day in December 2026
Only the December stretches worth booking around are listed here; the hub keeps the full day-by-day grid.
| Dates | Moon | Light | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 to Dec 2 (Tue-Wed) | Virgo; Libra from Dec 2 20:03 | 47% to 37%, Last quarter Dec 1 06:08 | Hair day: cut to hold |
| Dec 26 to Dec 27 (Sat-Sun) | Leo; Virgo from Dec 27 22:12 | 91% to 83% | Hair day: cut to hold |
| Dec 28 to Dec 29 (Mon-Tue) | Virgo | 74% to 64% | Hair day: cut to hold |
| When (UTC) | What |
|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2026 · 06:08 UTC | Last quarter Moon at 9°03′ Virgo |
| Dec 17, 2026 · 05:42 UTC | First quarter Moon at 25°17′ Pisces |
| Dec 24, 2026 · 01:28 UTC | Full Moon at 2°14′ Cancer |
| Dec 30, 2026 · 18:59 UTC | Last quarter Moon at 9°05′ Libra |
| Dec 9, 2026 · 00:51 UTC | New Moon at 16°57′ Sagittarius |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
Which December 2026 dates suit a haircut, going by the Moon?
December 1 and 2 (waning Moon in Virgo) and December 26 to 29 (waning Moon in Leo, then Virgo). All are read as days for a cut that keeps its shape. There is no waxing Leo or Virgo day this month.
Can I get a haircut on Christmas Eve 2026 by the Moon calendar?
Folk Moon calendars would say no. On December 24 and 25, 2026 the Moon is in Cancer, a water sign, and the full Moon falls on December 24. The next hair days start on December 26.
What is a good day for a New Year's Eve haircut in 2026?
December 28 or 29, 2026. The Moon is in Virgo and waning, which the tradition reads as a cut that holds its line. December 26 and 27, in Leo, work too if you want more body.
When should I skip a haircut in December 2026?
8 days: Cancer Dec 24-25; Scorpio Dec 5-7; Pisces Dec 15-17.
