April 17, 2019 Date: April 17, 2019 Day of the week: Wednesday Moon age: 12, 13 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 4:20 pm Moonset: ↓ 4:41 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 11:22 am) Element: Earth | Air Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days |
12 lunar day – until 4:20 pm
13 lunar day – from 4:20 pm
On April 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 12 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 94%. Moonrise will occur at 4:20 pm and sunset at 4:41 am.
This sign has above average fertility. For this reason, Libra is often classified as one of the most fertile signs of the zodiac. The harvest from crops planted on this day will be moderately abundant and of very high quality. It will also be possible to use it for harvesting your seeds. Libra is the most favourable time to sow ornamental and berry bushes, as well as bulbous flowers. This is a good time for transplanting, feeding and watering plants under the root, rooting cuttings, loosening, weeding, shaping and rejuvenating pruning, pinching. It is not a good time to start grafting or spraying plants, especially in greenhouses.
Favourable time for gardening. Sowing and planting plants that are more interested in tops than roots. Work the soil, remove weeds, thin out seedlings, pick seedlings, prune and pinch vegetable crops in the greenhouse. Do not yet prune fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, fruit and berry bushes.
This is a good time for sowing plants with above-ground crops. Pruning on this day will have the maximum stimulating effect. Among the favourable types of work at this time are planting and transplanting ornamental, fruit and berry trees and shrubs, rooting cuttings, grafting, watering and fertilising. When working with the roots of plants, try to cause them as little damage as possible.
Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. It is considered a good day for any work on the property. It is even possible to make a small margin for the second half of the week.