Moon & Seasons Calendar
Moon phases, full moon names, the Wheel of the Year and festivals from around the world. Choose what to show, then print.
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Moon & Seasons 1968
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Full
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Wheel of the Year
Astrology
Celtic fire festivals
East Asian lunar festivals
Hindu festivals
Christian holidays
Jewish holidays
Islamic holidays
World & goddess festivals
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Moon phases. Moon phases are calculated from the Moon's and Sun's positions and shown in your time zone. Full moon names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac, which draws on Algonquin and other Native American names as well as Colonial American and European folklore; they follow Northern Hemisphere seasons.
Wheel of the Year. The solstices and equinoxes are calculated for your time zone. The four fire festivals use their traditional dates, with the astronomical midpoint (when the Sun is halfway between solstice and equinox) given in the notes. Ostara, Litha and Mabon are modern pagan names, given in the 1970s.
Astrology. Sign seasons begin when the Sun enters each sign of the tropical zodiac. A cazimi is the moment a classical planet (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn) is exactly in line with the Sun. Aspects are exact conjunctions (0°), squares (90°), trines (120°) and oppositions (180°) between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Times are in your time zone. Checked against NASA JPL’s Horizons system for 1900–02, 2020–27 and 2097–99, they came within 15 minutes for sign seasons and cazimis, and within 95 minutes for the slow-planet aspects, which move so slowly against each other that a tiny difference in position adds up to a long time.
Celtic fire festivals. Traditional Irish customs around the fire festivals, which begin on the evening before.
East Asian lunar festivals. Calculated from the Chinese lunisolar calendar in China time. Korea and Vietnam use the same calendar, but their dates can occasionally differ by a day.
Hindu festivals. Dates for New Delhi, following the Drik Panchang almanac; they can differ by a day in other places and traditions. Listed for 2026–2030.
Christian holidays. Western (Catholic and Protestant) dates. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the church’s full moon on or after March 21; that full moon comes from fixed tables, not the sky, so it can be a day or two away from the real one in the Moon phases. The holidays from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost move with Easter. Orthodox churches usually keep Easter on a later Sunday.
Jewish holidays. Calculated from the Hebrew calendar. Each holiday begins at sundown on the evening before the date shown.
Islamic holidays. Expected dates from the Umm al-Qura calendar. Actual dates can move by a day depending on the sighting of the new moon, and differ between countries. Each begins at sundown on the evening before.
World & goddess festivals. Folk festivals and days connected to goddesses in our encyclopedia.
Hindu festival dates are currently listed for 2026–2030 only.
moon-data.com · UTC · Northern Hemisphere
January 1968
Wolf Moon · 15 Jan
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Eid al-Fitr* | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Epiphany | |
| 7 First Quarter 2:21 PM | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 Wolf Moon 4:10 PM | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Aquarius season 11:50 PM |
| 21 | 22 Last Quarter 7:37 PM | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 New Moon 4:28 PM | 30 Lunar New Year | 31 Brigid's Eve |
- 1 Jan Eid al-Fitr. The festival of breaking the fast at the end of Ramadan. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 6 Jan Epiphany. The visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
- 15 Jan Wolf Moon (4:10 PM). Named for wolves heard howling in the cold of midwinter.
- 20 Jan Aquarius season (11:50 PM). The Sun moves into Aquarius, beginning Aquarius season.
- 30 Jan Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival begins the Year of the Monkey, with family feasts, red envelopes and fireworks.
- 31 Jan Brigid's Eve. Oíche Fhéile Bríde: rush crosses are woven, and a cloth or ribbon is left outside for Brigid to bless.
February 1968
Snow Moon · 14 Feb
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Imbolc St Brigid's Day | 2 Festa de Iemanjá | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 First Quarter 12:19 PM | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 Lantern Festival | 14 Snow Moon 6:42 AM | 15 Mercury cazimi 3:14 PM | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 Pisces season 2:06 PM | 20 | 21 Last Quarter 3:27 AM | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 New Moon 6:54 AM Ash Wednesday | 29 |
- 1 Feb Imbolc. The first stirrings of spring, sacred to Brigid and honored with candles and rush crosses. Astronomical Imbolc: 02/04/1968, 6:08 PM. Learn more
- 1 Feb St Brigid's Day. Lá Fhéile Bríde, the feast of Ireland's St Brigid, whose traditions blend with those of the goddess. Learn more
- 2 Feb Festa de Iemanjá. In Salvador, Bahia, crowds in white bring flowers and gifts to the sea for Iemanjá. Learn more
- 13 Feb Lantern Festival. The first full moon of the lunar year, celebrated with glowing lanterns and riddles.
- 14 Feb Snow Moon (6:42 AM). Named for the heavy snows that often fall in February.
- 15 Feb Mercury cazimi (3:14 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 19 Feb Pisces season (2:06 PM). The Sun moves into Pisces, beginning Pisces season.
- 28 Feb Ash Wednesday. The first day of Lent, the forty days of fasting and prayer before Easter; many are marked with ashes.
March 1968
Worm Moon · 14 Mar
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Matronalia | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 First Quarter 9:19 AM | 8 | 9 Eid al-Adha* |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Worm Moon 6:51 PM Purim | 15 | 16 |
| 17 Guanyin's birthday | 18 | 19 | 20 Ostara 1:18 PM Aries season 1:18 PM | 21 Last Quarter 11:07 AM | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 New Moon 10:47 PM | 29 Islamic New Year* | 30 |
| 31 |
- 1 Mar Matronalia. Roman festival of Juno Lucina, when husbands gave gifts to their wives. Learn more
- 9 Mar Eid al-Adha. The festival of sacrifice, during the pilgrimage to Mecca. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 14 Mar Worm Moon (6:51 PM). Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws.
- 14 Mar Purim. Celebrating Esther's rescue of the Jewish people, with costumes, gifts and a reading of the Megillah. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 17 Mar Guanyin's birthday. Celebrated on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Learn more
- 20 Mar Ostara (1:18 PM). Spring equinox. Day and night in balance as spring begins. The name comes from Bede's Eostre, a goddess of spring.
- 20 Mar Aries season (1:18 PM). The Sun moves into Aries, beginning Aries season.
- 29 Mar Islamic New Year. The first day of Muharram, beginning the new Hijri year. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
April 1968
Pink Moon · 13 Apr
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Saturn cazimi 2:06 AM Qingming | 6 First Quarter 3:26 AM | |
| 7 Palm Sunday | 8 | 9 Jupiter square Neptune 6:45 PM | 10 | 11 Maundy Thursday | 12 Good Friday | 13 Pink Moon 4:51 AM Passover |
| 14 Easter | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Last Quarter 7:34 PM Jupiter square Neptune 9:02 PM | 20 Taurus season 12:35 AM Mazu's birthday |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Mercury cazimi 10:36 PM | 25 | 26 | 27 New Moon 3:20 PM |
| 28 | 29 | 30 May Eve Walpurgis Night |
- 5 Apr Saturn cazimi (2:06 AM). Saturn is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 5 Apr Qingming. Tomb-Sweeping Day, when families tend their ancestors' graves and enjoy the spring.
- 7 Apr Palm Sunday. Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, when crowds laid palm branches in his path; the start of Holy Week.
- 9 Apr Jupiter square Neptune (6:45 PM). Jupiter and Neptune are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 09/07/1967, 04/09/1968, 04/19/1968; this is number 2.
- 11 Apr Maundy Thursday. The Last Supper, Jesus’s final meal with his disciples.
- 12 Apr Good Friday. The crucifixion of Jesus.
- 13 Apr Pink Moon (4:51 AM). Named for the pink wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers of spring.
- 13 Apr Passover. Pesach remembers the exodus from Egypt, beginning with the Seder meal. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 14 Apr Easter. The resurrection of Jesus, the oldest and most important Christian festival.
- 19 Apr Jupiter square Neptune (9:02 PM). Jupiter and Neptune are exactly 90° apart. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 09/07/1967, 04/09/1968, 04/19/1968; this is number 3.
- 20 Apr Taurus season (12:35 AM). The Sun moves into Taurus, beginning Taurus season.
- 20 Apr Mazu's birthday. Celebrated on the 23rd day of the third lunar month with processions, especially in Taiwan and Fujian. Learn more
- 24 Apr Mercury cazimi (10:36 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 30 Apr May Eve. Oíche Bhealtaine: hawthorn and May flowers are hung at doors, and fires are lit to welcome summer.
- 30 Apr Walpurgis Night. Bonfires across northern and central Europe on the eve of May Day.
May 1968
Flower Moon · 12 May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Beltane | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 First Quarter 5:53 PM | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Flower Moon 1:04 PM | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 Last Quarter 5:44 AM | 20 Gemini season 11:58 PM | 21 | 22 | 23 Ascension Day | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 New Moon 7:29 AM | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Dragon Boat Festival |
- 1 May Beltane. The start of summer in the Gaelic year, celebrated with bonfires, flowers and maypoles. Astronomical Beltane: 05/05/1968, 10:54 AM.
- 12 May Flower Moon (1:04 PM). Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.
- 20 May Gemini season (11:58 PM). The Sun moves into Gemini, beginning Gemini season.
- 23 May Ascension Day. Forty days after Easter: Jesus’s ascension into heaven.
- 31 May Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat races and sticky rice dumplings, remembering the poet Qu Yuan.
June 1968
Strawberry Moon · 10 Jun
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 2 Pentecost Shavuot | 3 | 4 First Quarter 4:46 AM | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 Strawberry Moon 8:12 PM | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 Last Quarter 6:13 PM | 18 Mercury cazimi 3:47 PM | 19 | 20 Venus cazimi 10:19 AM | 21 Litha 8:03 AM Cancer season 8:03 AM Mars cazimi 3:49 PM Midsummer Eve | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 New Moon 10:24 PM | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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- 2 Jun Pentecost. Fifty days after Easter: the Holy Spirit coming down on the apostles.
- 2 Jun Shavuot. The festival of weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah and the wheat harvest. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 10 Jun Strawberry Moon (8:12 PM). Named for the wild strawberries ready for gathering in June.
- 18 Jun Mercury cazimi (3:47 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 20 Jun Venus cazimi (10:19 AM). Venus is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 21 Jun Litha (8:03 AM). Summer solstice. The longest day, at the height of the Sun's power. Litha is an old English name for the midsummer months.
- 21 Jun Cancer season (8:03 AM). The Sun moves into Cancer, beginning Cancer season.
- 21 Jun Mars cazimi (3:49 PM). Mars is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 21 Jun Midsummer Eve. Midsommarafton in Sweden: maypoles, flower crowns and dancing, always on a Friday between June 19 and 25.
July 1968
Buck Moon · 10 Jul
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 First Quarter 12:41 PM | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Buck Moon 3:17 AM | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Last Quarter 9:11 AM | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 Leo season 6:58 PM | 23 | 24 | 25 New Moon 11:49 AM | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Reek Sunday | 29 | 30 | 31 Qixi |
- 10 Jul Buck Moon (3:17 AM). Named for the new antlers growing on male deer in July.
- 22 Jul Leo season (6:58 PM). The Sun moves into Leo, beginning Leo season.
- 28 Jul Reek Sunday. Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, a custom thought to continue the ancient Lughnasa gatherings.
- 31 Jul Qixi. The meeting of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, lovers parted by the Milky Way.
August 1968
Sturgeon Moon · 8 Aug
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 First Quarter 6:33 PM Lughnasadh | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Mercury cazimi 11:23 AM | 8 Sturgeon Moon 11:32 AM | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 Nemoralia | 14 | 15 | 16 Last Quarter 2:13 AM | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 New Moon 11:56 PM Virgo season 1:54 AM | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 First Quarter 11:34 PM | 31 |
- 1 Aug Lughnasadh. The first harvest, named for the Irish god Lugh; in England, Lammas ('loaf-mass'). Astronomical Lughnasadh: 08/07/1968, 11:20 AM.
- 7 Aug Mercury cazimi (11:23 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 8 Aug Sturgeon Moon (11:32 AM). Named for the sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.
- 13 Aug Nemoralia. Diana's torchlit festival at Lake Nemi, held around August 13–15. Learn more
- 23 Aug Virgo season (1:54 AM). The Sun moves into Virgo, beginning Virgo season.
September 1968
Corn Moon · 6 Sep
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Corn Moon 10:07 PM | 7 |
| 8 | 9 Jupiter cazimi 12:27 AM | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Last Quarter 8:31 PM |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 New Moon 11:08 AM Mabon 11:20 PM Libra season 11:20 PM | 23 Rosh Hashanah | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 First Quarter 5:06 AM | 30 |
- 6 Sep Corn Moon (10:07 PM). Named for the corn harvested in early autumn.
- 9 Sep Jupiter cazimi (12:27 AM). Jupiter is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 22 Sep Mabon (11:20 PM). Autumn equinox. Day and night in balance again at the second harvest. The name comes from Mabon, a figure in Welsh legend.
- 22 Sep Libra season (11:20 PM). The Sun moves into Libra, beginning Libra season.
- 23 Sep Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year, greeted with the shofar and apples dipped in honey. Begins at sundown the evening before.
October 1968
Harvest Moon · 6 Oct
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 Yom Kippur | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 Harvest Moon 11:45 AM Mid-Autumn Festival | 7 Sukkot | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Jupiter conjunct Pluto 5:10 AM | 14 Last Quarter 3:05 PM | 15 Mercury cazimi 3:40 PM | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 New Moon 9:44 PM | 22 | 23 Scorpio season 8:25 AM | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 First Quarter 12:39 PM | 29 | 30 Double Ninth | 31 Samhain Samhain Eve |
- 2 Oct Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, kept with fasting and prayer. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 6 Oct Harvest Moon (11:45 AM). The full moon nearest the September equinox. For several evenings it rises soon after sunset, giving farmers extra light to bring in the crops.
- 6 Oct Mid-Autumn Festival. Families admire the harvest moon and share mooncakes, honoring the moon goddess Chang'e. Learn more
- 7 Oct Sukkot. The festival of booths, when families eat in a sukkah open to the sky. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 13 Oct Jupiter conjunct Pluto (5:10 AM). Jupiter and Pluto are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac.
- 15 Oct Mercury cazimi (3:40 PM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 23 Oct Scorpio season (8:25 AM). The Sun moves into Scorpio, beginning Scorpio season.
- 30 Oct Double Ninth. Chongyang: climbing hills, drinking chrysanthemum wine and honoring elders.
- 31 Oct Samhain. The Gaelic start of winter, when the veil to the otherworld was thin; the root of Halloween. Astronomical Samhain: 11/07/1968, 8:24 AM.
- 31 Oct Samhain Eve. Oíche Shamhna: bonfires, guising and divination games on the night when the otherworld draws near.
November 1968
Hunter's Moon · 5 Nov
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 Samhain | 2 Día de los Muertos | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 Hunter's Moon 4:24 AM | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Last Quarter 8:53 AM | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 New Moon 8:01 AM | 21 Ramadan begins* | 22 Sagittarius season 5:46 AM | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 First Quarter 11:29 PM | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
- 1 Nov Samhain. Lá Samhna, the first day of winter in the Irish calendar.
- 2 Nov Día de los Muertos. Mexican families welcome back their dead with ofrendas, marigolds and sugar skulls, on November 1 and 2.
- 5 Nov Hunter's Moon (4:24 AM). The full moon after the Harvest Moon, by whose light hunters tracked game for winter.
- 21 Nov Ramadan begins. The month of fasting from dawn to sunset, prayer and charity. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 22 Nov Sagittarius season (5:46 AM). The Sun moves into Sagittarius, beginning Sagittarius season.
December 1968
Cold Moon · 4 Dec
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 First Sunday of Advent | 2 | 3 | 4 Cold Moon 11:06 PM | 5 | 6 | 7 Mercury cazimi 2:30 AM |
| 8 Second Sunday of Advent | 9 | 10 | 11 Jupiter conjunct Uranus 2:19 PM | 12 | 13 Last Quarter 12:49 AM St Lucia's Day | 14 |
| 15 Third Sunday of Advent | 16 Hanukkah | 17 | 18 | 19 New Moon 6:18 PM | 20 Eid al-Fitr* | 21 Yule 6:58 PM Capricorn season 6:58 PM |
| 22 Fourth Sunday of Advent | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas | 26 First Quarter 2:13 PM | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
- 1 Dec First Sunday of Advent. The start of Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas, and of the church year.
- 4 Dec Cold Moon (11:06 PM). Named for the long, cold nights of December.
- 7 Dec Mercury cazimi (2:30 AM). Mercury is exactly in line with the Sun. Traditionally a planet this close to the Sun is called cazimi, “in the heart of the Sun”; how close counts varies between traditions, from about 16 or 17 arcminutes to about a degree.
- 8 Dec Second Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 11 Dec Jupiter conjunct Uranus (2:19 PM). Jupiter and Uranus are exactly at the same degree of the zodiac. Exact 3 times as one of them moves back and forth: 12/11/1968, 03/11/1969, 07/20/1969; this is number 1.
- 13 Dec St Lucia's Day. In Scandinavia, girls in white with crowns of candles bring light to the darkest time of year.
- 15 Dec Third Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 16 Dec Hanukkah. The festival of lights, eight nights of candles remembering the rededication of the Temple. Begins at sundown the evening before.
- 20 Dec Eid al-Fitr. The festival of breaking the fast at the end of Ramadan. Begins at sundown the evening before. May vary by a day.
- 21 Dec Yule (6:58 PM). Winter solstice. The longest night, when the Sun's return is celebrated with evergreens, candles and the Yule log.
- 21 Dec Capricorn season (6:58 PM). The Sun moves into Capricorn, beginning Capricorn season.
- 22 Dec Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent, the season of waiting and preparing for Christmas.
- 24 Dec Christmas Eve. The evening before Christmas, with midnight services in many churches.
- 25 Dec Christmas. The birth of Jesus.