Gardening moon calendar – December 5, 2022

Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)

December 5, 2022

Taurus

Moon 5 December
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 92%

Date: December 5, 2022

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 12, 13 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 2:23 pm

Moonset:   ↓ 4:45 am

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Root Days

12 lunar day – until 2:23 pm
13 lunar day – from 2:23 pm

Moon position on December 5, 2022

On December 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 12 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 92%. Moonrise will occur at 2:23 pm and sunset at 4:45 am.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on December 5, 2022

At midday, the Moon is in the Taurus ♉ (+).

Taurus is a fertile sign. Plants planted today, after an initial delay in sprouting, will give you confident, vigorous growth and a good crop. However, the fruit will not keep well and will not be suitable for obtaining quality seed. With Taurus, the following types of work are optimal: soaking and sowing, moderate loosening, pinching and pruning, watering, drying, canning and harvesting for long-term storage. However, deep loosening that affects the roots and transplanting plants on this day is better avoided.

The middle of the day falls on the 12 lunar day (±).

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.

Current phase – Waxing Gibbous (+).

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.

Influence of the day of the week – Monday (±).

Monday is favoured by the Moon, so rely more on your intuition. Do what your inner voice tells you to do, trust it completely today. If it tells you to weed all the ridges, well, you'll have to do that tedious job, and if it asks you to limit yourself to watering the plants under your control, then you won't have to do anything else.

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