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December 2022 Calendar

December 2022 has 31 days, starting on a Thursday and ending on a Saturday. It spans ISO weeks 48–52, with 22 weekdays and 9 weekend days — and 7 public holidays across the 12 countries listed below.

2022 overview

December 2022 month grid

December 2022

W MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
48 28 29 30 1 2 3 4
49 5 6 7 8 Full Moon 04:09 UTC 9 10 11
50 12 13 14 15 16 Day of Reconciliation · Last Quarter 08:57 UTC 17 18
51 19 20 21 December solstice 22 23 New Moon 10:18 UTC 24 25 Christmas Day
52 26 Boxing Day · Christmas Day (substitute day) · St. Stephen's Day · Day of Goodwill 27 Christmas Day (substitute day) 28 29 30 First Quarter 01:21 UTC 31 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

12 public holiday 🌑 🌓 🌕 🌗 moon phase (UTC date) solstice W = ISO week

Public holidays in December 2022

DateHolidayObserved in
Day of Reconciliation South Africa
Christmas Day US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, India, Germany, France, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa
Boxing Day UK, Canada, Australia, Germany
Christmas Day (substitute day) US
St. Stephen's Day Ireland
Day of Goodwill South Africa
Christmas Day (substitute day) UK, Australia

National holidays only, from the open-source date-holidays dataset. States, provinces and regions add their own — see each country's holiday page for the full list and observances.

Moon phases

  • Full Moon
  • Last Quarter
  • New Moon
  • First Quarter

December solstice:

Times are shown in your time zone when JavaScript is on, UTC otherwise; near midnight the local date can differ. For moonrise and moonset see the moon pages for New York, London or Sydney.

December 2022 at a glance

Days
31
Weekdays
22
Weekend days
9
ISO weeks
48–52
Day of year
335–365 of 365
Quarter
Q4
Days left in 2022 after the 31st
0
Friday the 13th
No

The name: From the Latin decem, "ten": it was the tenth month of the early Roman calendar.

Working days by country

Monday–Friday minus national public holidays that fall on a weekday. Regional holidays are not subtracted.

Need a span that crosses months? Use the date and time calculator.

December 2022: common questions

How many working days are there in December 2022?

December 2022 has 22 weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 9 weekend days. In the United States, Christmas Day (Sun, Dec 25) and Christmas Day (substitute day) (Mon, Dec 26) fall in the month, leaving 21 working days. In the United Kingdom, Christmas Day (Sun, Dec 25), Boxing Day (Mon, Dec 26) and Christmas Day (substitute day) (Tue, Dec 27) leave 20 working days (UK-wide bank holidays only; England, Scotland and Northern Ireland each add their own).

What week numbers are in December 2022?

December 2022 covers ISO weeks 48, 49, 50, 51, 52. ISO weeks start on Monday, so December 1, a Thursday, falls in week 48.

When is the full moon in December 2022?

Thursday, December 8 at 04:09 UTC. The new moon is on Friday, December 23.

What day of the week does December 2022 start on?

December 2022 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Saturday (the 31st). It runs from day 335 to day 365 of the year.

Other months in 2022

December in other years