KushiFree Printable December 2027 Calendar - Holidays, Moon Phases & Week Numbers
Plan the last month of 2027 on a page that fits how you work. Choose your country for public holidays and observances, add an accent colour and real moon phases, and watch the December preview redraw as you go. Then save it as a PDF or image for the fridge, a binder or the wall. Want a printable blank calendar? Switch on Blank Calendar in the Customise panel for a clean December grid, then turn back on only what you need.
Live preview — what you see is exactly what you download.
📊 December at a glance
🎉 December holidays & observances
🧮 Days between dates
🔎 Week number finder
December 2027 at a Glance
The year’s last month in numbers: where it sits in the week, how many working days it holds, which ISO weeks it spans and when the sky does something notable.
| Detail | December 2027 |
|---|---|
| First and last day | Wednesday, December 1 to Friday, December 31, 2027 |
| Length | 31 days: 23 weekdays and 8 weekend days (four Saturdays and four Sundays) |
| Days that occur five times | Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (December 1, 2, 3 through 29, 30, 31); every other weekday occurs four times |
| Grid size | 5 rows, whether the week starts on Monday or Sunday |
| ISO weeks | Weeks 48 to 52. December 1–5 fall in week 48 (which began Monday, November 29); week 52 runs Monday, December 27 to Sunday, January 2, 2028 |
| Moon phases (UTC) | Full moon on December 13 at 16:08 and new moon on December 27 at 20:12 (in India the new moon falls at about 1:42 am on December 28) |
| Solstice | Wednesday, December 22 at 02:41 UTC (still the evening of December 21 in the Americas) |
| Public holidays | Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec 25 (all ten countries); Boxing Day or St Stephen’s Day, Sunday, Dec 26 (nine of them); substitute days on Monday, Dec 27 and Tuesday, Dec 28 in the UK, New Zealand, St Helena and most of Australia; UAE National Day, Dec 2–3; Philippine holidays on Dec 8, 24, 25, 30 and 31; US federal observed days on Dec 24 and Dec 31 |
| Previous and next month | November 2027 closes on Tuesday, November 30; January 2028 opens on Saturday, January 1 in a leap year |
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Everything below the builder, in order. Click a card to skip straight there; the ✨ cards are the most fun to browse.
Start From a Ready-Made December Look
Four one-page monthly styles: classic landscape, portrait, week-number and clean. Choose one to load it into the builder, then tune the country, colour or paper.
From Blank Screen to Printed December in Three Moves
No installs and no account to create.
Choose
Load a preset or start from the defaults, then pick a country, paper size, first day of the week and an accent colour. Red and green are optional; any hue works.
Preview
Each tweak redraws the December grid at once, so you can check that Christmas week, holiday names and moon icons sit where you expect before exporting.
Save or print
Download a PDF sized to your paper, keep a PNG or JPG for a phone or group chat, or send the page straight to the printer.
Printable Blank December 2027 Calendar
Prefer to fill every square yourself? The blank mode keeps the December 2027 dates (Wednesday, December 1 to Friday, December 31) and leaves the rest of the sheet to you.
🗒️ Turning the blank mode on
- Go to the builder and flip the Blank Calendar switch under the title box.
- Holidays, holiday names, moon phases, week numbers, weekend shading and notes lines switch off together.
- Choose paper (A4, US Letter or A3), orientation, first weekday and an accent colour.
- Save it as a PDF, PNG or JPG, or print it directly.
- Want one extra touch? Turn on just that option, such as notes lines, and everything else stays off.
✏️ Good uses for a blank December page
- Gift and guest planning: write shopping deadlines, delivery dates and dinner guests straight into the day boxes.
- Travel and school breaks: block out flights, drop-offs and the days children are home.
- Shift rotas: pencil in who covers Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve.
- Year-end review: use the empty grid for a habit log or a budget check-in before January.
Handy Extras Built Into the December Page
Beyond the printable grid, the panel beside the preview holds a few practical helpers.
Holidays & Observances
Switch between the US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, the Philippines, the UK, the UAE, St Helena, New Zealand and India. Official days off and cultural observances sit on two layers you can colour separately.
A Full Colour Palette
Fourteen accent themes are ready to use, or open the colour wheel and enter any hex value to match wrapping paper, a notebook or a brand.
December Moon Phases
Mark the full moon on December 13 and the new moon on December 27, each with its own switch. Dates are given in UTC.
PDF, PNG and JPG Export
One click creates a print-ready file in the format you need, generated in your browser at the size of the paper you selected.
ISO Week Numbers
Add a week column (48 to 52 this month) for payroll cut-offs, sprint planning or school terms, following ISO 8601.
Date Calculators
Count the days between two dates in December 2027, such as how long until Christmas, or look up the ISO week of any date.
December 2027 Holidays by Country
Every December 2027 date the builder can mark for the ten supported countries. Choose a country in the Customise panel and only its dates appear on your calendar. Substitute days and regional rules vary, so confirm anything important with your employer or school.
| Date | Day | Country | Holiday | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2027 | Thursday | United Arab Emirates | National Day (Eid Al Etihad) | Public | Expected two-day holiday, Dec 2–3 · final dates set by the UAE Cabinet |
| Dec 3, 2027 | Friday | United Arab Emirates | National Day holiday (day 2) | Public | Expected two-day holiday, Dec 2–3 · final dates set by the UAE Cabinet |
| Dec 4, 2027 | Saturday | India | Indian Navy Day | Observance | Marks the 1971 Operation Trident · not a day off |
| Dec 6, 2027 | Monday | Canada | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | Observance | Federal day of remembrance · not a day off |
| Dec 7, 2027 | Tuesday | United States | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day | Observance | National day of remembrance · flags at half-staff · not a day off |
| Dec 7, 2027 | Tuesday | India | Armed Forces Flag Day | Observance | Welfare fundraising day · not a day off |
| Dec 8, 2027 | Wednesday | Ireland | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance | Traditional start of Christmas shopping · not a day off |
| Dec 8, 2027 | Wednesday | Philippines | Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary | Public | Special non-working day (Proclamation No. 1427) |
| Dec 16, 2027 | Thursday | India | Vijay Diwas | Observance | Marks the 1971 victory · not a day off |
| Dec 19, 2027 | Sunday | India | Goa Liberation Day | Observance | State holiday in Goa · not observed nationally |
| Dec 22, 2027 | Wednesday | India | National Mathematics Day | Observance | Srinivasa Ramanujan's birth anniversary · widely marked |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | United States | Christmas Day (observed) | Public | Dec 25 falls on a Saturday · federal offices close on Friday |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | United States | Hanukkah begins (at sundown) | Observance | Runs to nightfall on Jan 1, 2028 · not a day off |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | Canada | Hanukkah begins (at sundown) | Observance | Runs to nightfall on Jan 1, 2028 · not a day off |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | Australia | Hanukkah begins (at sundown) | Observance | Runs to nightfall on Jan 1, 2028 · not a day off |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | Philippines | Christmas Eve | Public | Special non-working day (Proclamation No. 1427) |
| Dec 24, 2027 | Friday | United Kingdom | Hanukkah begins (at sundown) | Observance | Runs to nightfall on Jan 1, 2028 · not a day off |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | United States | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | Canada | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | Australia | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | Ireland | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | Philippines | Christmas Day | Public | Regular holiday (Proclamation No. 1427) |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | United Kingdom | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday · substitute bank holiday on Monday, Dec 27 |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | St Helena | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | New Zealand | Christmas Day | Public | Falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 25, 2027 | Saturday | India | Christmas Day | Public | Central government holiday · falls on a Saturday |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | United States | Kwanzaa begins | Observance | Runs Dec 26 to Jan 1 · not a day off |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | Canada | Boxing Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday · many employers give Mon Dec 27 or Tue Dec 28 instead; rules vary by province |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | Australia | Boxing Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday · Proclamation Day in South Australia |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | Ireland | St Stephen's Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday · also known as Wren Day |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | United Kingdom | Boxing Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday · substitute bank holiday on Tuesday, Dec 28 |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | St Helena | Boxing Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday |
| Dec 26, 2027 | Sunday | New Zealand | Boxing Day | Public | Falls on a Sunday |
| Dec 27, 2027 | Monday | Australia | Christmas Day (additional day) | Public | Substitute day in most states and territories · check your state |
| Dec 27, 2027 | Monday | United Kingdom | Christmas Day (substitute day) | Public | Bank holiday in all four UK nations |
| Dec 27, 2027 | Monday | St Helena | Public holiday in lieu of Boxing Day | Public | Set by the Governor's proclamation |
| Dec 27, 2027 | Monday | New Zealand | Christmas Day (observed) | Public | Moved to Monday for staff who do not normally work Saturdays |
| Dec 28, 2027 | Tuesday | Australia | Boxing Day (additional day) | Public | Substitute day in most states and territories · check your state |
| Dec 28, 2027 | Tuesday | United Kingdom | Boxing Day (substitute day) | Public | Bank holiday in all four UK nations |
| Dec 28, 2027 | Tuesday | St Helena | Public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day | Public | Public Holidays Ordinance, 1945 |
| Dec 28, 2027 | Tuesday | New Zealand | Boxing Day (observed) | Public | Moved to Tuesday for staff who do not normally work Sundays |
| Dec 30, 2027 | Thursday | Philippines | Rizal Day | Public | Regular holiday (Proclamation No. 1427) |
| Dec 31, 2027 | Friday | United States | New Year's Day (observed) | Public | Jan 1, 2028 falls on a Saturday · federal offices close on Friday |
| Dec 31, 2027 | Friday | Philippines | Last Day of the Year | Public | Special non-working day (Proclamation No. 1427) |
| Dec 31, 2027 | Friday | United Kingdom | Hogmanay | Observance | Scotland · New Year's Eve celebration · not a day off |
How December Got Its Name and Its 31 Days
December has been the last month for so long that its name no longer matches its position. Here are the turning points behind the month you are printing.
The “tenth month” of an early Roman year
Rome’s oldest calendar is said to have run ten months from March, and the last of them was named after decem, the Latin word for ten. Two months were later placed in front, moving it to twelfth place, but the name never changed.
Saturnalia fills the darkest weeks
Romans honoured Saturn with a midwinter festival that began on December 17 and later stretched over several days. Feasts, games, relaxed social rules and gifts such as wax candles and small figurines were part of it.
Julius Caesar adds two days
Under the older Roman calendar December had 29 days. Caesar’s reform, which created the 365-day Julian year, raised it to 31, the length it has kept ever since.
December 25 appears in a Roman almanac
An illustrated Roman almanac compiled in 354, known as the Chronograph of 354, lists December 25 as the day of Christ’s birth. It is one of the earliest written records of the date.
Russia moves New Year to January
By a decree issued in December 1699, Peter the Great ordered that the Russian year begin on January 1 instead of September 1, starting with 1700. Russia kept the Julian calendar until 1918.
How Other Calendars Meet the Year’s End
The Gregorian year that ends on December 31 is one of several systems in daily use. These six each have something to say about the same stretch of weeks.
Gregorian Calendar
Solar · 365/366 days
The civil calendar used for business, school and travel worldwide. It closes on December 31, which in 2027 is a Friday and day 365 of a common year.
Julian (Old Style) Calendar
Solar · 365.25 days on average
Today it runs 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, so December 25 on the Julian calendar arrives on January 7. Some Orthodox churches still date Christmas this way.
Hebrew Calendar
Lunisolar · 353–385 days
Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev. Because Hebrew days start at sunset, the 2027 festival opens at sundown on December 24 and ends at nightfall on January 1, 2028.
Islamic (Hijri) Calendar
Lunar · 354/355 days
Months follow the crescent moon and do not track the seasons. Much of December 2027 falls in Rajab, the seventh month, and a given day’s Hijri date can differ by one between countries.
Chinese Calendar
Lunisolar · 353–385 days
The winter solstice, Dongzhi, is a festival in its own right and also anchors the calendar, since it must fall in the eleventh month. In 2027 it lands on December 22 in China.
Persian (Solar Hijri) Calendar
Solar · 365/366 days
Yalda Night marks the longest night of the year with poetry, pomegranates and watermelon. In 2027 it is celebrated on the evening of December 21, just before the first day of Dey.
Where December 31 Lands in a Common and a Leap Year
December always has 31 days, but its last day is not always day 365. In 2027 it is; in the leap year that follows, it is day 366.
📅 Common Year (2027)
February stays at 28 days, so Friday, December 31, 2027 is the 365th day. January 1, 2028 then starts on a Saturday.
🐸 Leap Year (2028)
February 29, 2028 (a Tuesday) pushes everything after it one day later, so Sunday, December 31, 2028 is day 366. December itself is unchanged.
The three-part leap-year test
Averaged over 400 years this gives 365.2425 days per year, within about 26 seconds of the true tropical year. Adding a leap day every fourth year with no exceptions would run roughly three days ahead every four centuries.
A Clean, Crisp December Printout
December pages carry more labels than most months, so paper and scaling choices matter.
🖨️ Five steps to a good print
- Set paper size and orientation in the builder before you export.
- Save the PDF and open it in your browser or a PDF reader.
- Open the print dialog with Ctrl + P (Windows) or ⌘ + P (Mac).
- Choose Fit to page and keep the orientation you designed for.
- Check the preview once more; avoid Actual size if you changed paper after exporting.
💡 December-specific tips
- Pick landscape when holiday names are on; entries such as “Boxing Day (substitute day)” need the width.
- Print on A3 for a family wall planner with space for gift and party notes.
- Save ink with a lighter accent and weekend shading off, or use Blank Calendar.
- Use 120–160 gsm paper if the page will hang all month.
Who Prints a December Calendar?
A printed month still beats an app when several people need to see the plan at once.
Families & Hosts
Keep school-break dates, travel days, gift deadlines and dinner invitations on a single sheet.
Students & Teachers
Map the last week of term, exam dates and the length of the winter break.
Teams & Managers
Plan year-end freezes and on-call cover between December 24 and January 3 against each country’s holidays.
Year-End Reviewers
Use a blank grid for a year-in-review, a habit log or a budget check-in before January.
December Trivia Worth Knowing
Nine short facts, checked against the 2027 calendar and astronomical data.
December comes from the Latin decem, “ten”. It was the tenth month when the Roman year began in March, and it kept the name after two months were added in front.
December 2027 has five Wednesdays, five Thursdays and five Fridays, and only four of every other weekday.
The December solstice arrives on December 22 at 02:41 UTC, the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest in the Southern. In the Americas it is still December 21.
At mid-northern latitudes the earliest sunsets of the year come in the first half of December, about two weeks before the solstice; the latest sunrises follow in early January.
Turquoise, tanzanite and zircon are the birthstones most often listed for December, and the narcissus and holly are its birth flowers.
Advent 2027 begins on Sunday, November 28 and ends on Christmas Eve, so a 24-window Advent calendar starts on Wednesday, December 1.
Christmas Day falls on a Saturday and Boxing Day on a Sunday, so the UK, New Zealand, St Helena and most of Australia move the days off to Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28.
December 31, 2027 is a Friday and the 365th day of the year. It sits in ISO week 52, which ends on Sunday, January 2, 2028.
In tropical astrology the Sun is in Sagittarius until about December 21 and in Capricorn from about December 22. The switch moves by a day from year to year.
December & Year-End Myths, Sorted Out
A few popular claims about the month do not hold up.
December 25 is the birthday of Jesus, as recorded in the Bible.
The Gospels give no date. December 25 shows up in a Roman almanac from 354, and churches that follow the Julian calendar keep the same day, which is January 7 on the Gregorian calendar.
The shortest day also has the earliest sunset and the latest sunrise.
The dates differ because the Sun’s apparent motion is uneven. At mid-northern latitudes the earliest sunset comes in early December and the latest sunrise in early January, with the solstice between them.
December is the coldest month everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.
Land and oceans keep losing stored heat after the solstice, so the lowest average temperatures usually arrive in January or February.
Christmas Day is a day off in every country.
It is an ordinary working day in Japan, mainland China and Saudi Arabia, for example. Even where it is a holiday, rules for weekend dates differ.
Every financial year ends on December 31.
The calendar year does, but tax and fiscal years vary: India’s runs to March 31, the UK personal tax year ends on April 5 and Australia’s ends on June 30.
A holiday that lands on a weekend always moves to a weekday.
Not always. The UK adds substitute bank holidays and US federal staff get the Friday before a Saturday holiday, but India’s central government generally leaves a weekend holiday where it falls.
December Feels Different Depending on Where You Stand
The seasons flip between hemispheres, so the same month means deep winter in one place and high summer in another.
Winter
Northern HemisphereMeteorological winter starts on December 1. Days shrink to their shortest around the solstice, and snow covers much of North America, northern Europe and northern Asia.
Summer
Southern HemisphereAustralia, New Zealand, Chile and southern Africa reach their longest days. Christmas comes with school holidays, barbecues and beach weather.
Wet and Dry Tropics
Near the EquatorNorthern Australia, the Amazon basin and southern Africa are in a rainy season, while northern India and mainland Southeast Asia have cooler, drier weather. Southeastern India and Sri Lanka still get north-east monsoon showers.
Polar Extremes
Arctic and AntarcticNorth of the Arctic Circle the Sun stays below the horizon around the solstice, giving polar night. In Antarctica it is the height of the 24-hour summer daylight.
December 2027 Festivals and Events
Six December occasions worth writing on your calendar, with 2027 dates where they are fixed.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is Saturday, December 25, 2027, which makes Christmas Eve a Friday. Many countries add a substitute day off on Monday, December 27 or Tuesday, December 28.
Hanukkah
The eight-day Festival of Lights begins at sundown on Friday, December 24 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, January 1, 2028, with one more candle lit on the menorah each night.
Saint Lucia’s Day
On December 13, children in white robes carry candles in processions across Sweden. In 2027 the date coincides with the full moon.
Nobel Prize Day
Prizes are presented on Friday, December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896, in Stockholm for most categories and in Oslo for the Peace Prize.
Hornbill Festival
Held each year from December 1 to 10 at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima, it brings Naga tribes together for dance, crafts, music and food.
Kwanzaa
Created in 1966, Kwanzaa runs from Sunday, December 26 to Saturday, January 1, 2028, with a candle lit each evening for one of seven principles.
Major Historical Events That Happened in December
Five dated events from aviation, human rights, exploration and geopolitics, in order.
The Wright brothers make the first powered flights
Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright flew for 12 seconds in the first attempt. The longest of the day’s four flights, by Wilbur, lasted 59 seconds.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted
Meeting in Paris, the UN General Assembly approved the declaration, the first global statement of basic rights. December 10 is now Human Rights Day.
The Antarctic Treaty is signed
Twelve countries signed in Washington, agreeing to keep Antarctica for peaceful and scientific use. The treaty took effect in 1961.
Apollo 8 leaves for the Moon
Launched on December 21, the mission carried three astronauts into lunar orbit on December 24, the first people to orbit another world.
The Soviet Union is dissolved
A day after Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president, the upper house of the Supreme Soviet voted the USSR out of existence.
World-Famous Birthdays This Month
Eight people born in December, from a self-taught mathematician to a composer whose exact birth date is still uncertain.
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer
Jane Austen
English novelist
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Indian mathematician
Isaac Newton
English mathematician and physicist
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist
Johannes Kepler
German astronomer
Ratan Tata
Indian industrialist
Frank Sinatra
American singer
Major Disasters That Have Occurred in December
A sober counterpart to the festivals above: five events that changed how communities prepare for industrial, environmental and natural hazards.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy (India)
A toxic gas leak at a pesticide plant in Bhopal harmed hundreds of thousands of people and killed thousands. Estimates of the death toll vary widely.
Great Smog of London
Cold, still air trapped coal smoke over the city for days. Thousands died, and the disaster helped lead to Britain’s Clean Air Act of 1956.
Halifax Explosion (Canada)
A collision between two ships, one carrying munitions, destroyed much of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and killed about 2,000 people.
Spitak Earthquake (Armenia)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake devastated northern Armenia and killed roughly 25,000 people.
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra sent tsunamis across the ocean, killing about 230,000 people in fourteen countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers about the December 2027 calendar: dates, holidays, moon phases, printing and the builder.
See December 2027 in a Few Different Looks
The same December layout in six accent colours. Click a card to load that look into the builder above.
Get December Organised With a Clean, Printable Page
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