Gardening moon calendar – April 9, 2022

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

April 9, 2022

Cancer

Moon 9 April
First Quarter at 6:48:24 am
Illumination: 51%

Date: April 9, 2022

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 8, 9 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 9:50 am

Moonset:   ↓ 2:44 am

Moon Sign: Cancer ♋

Element: Water

Moon phase: First Quarter at 6:48:24 am

Plant part: Leaf Days

8 lunar day – until 9:50 am
9 lunar day – from 9:50 am

Moon position on April 9, 2022

On April 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the First Quarter at 6:48:24 am phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 9 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 51%. Moonrise will occur at 9:50 am and sunset at 2:44 am.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on April 9, 2022

At midday, the Moon is in the Cancer ♋ (+).

Cancer is considered the most fertile sign of the zodiac. Plants planted on this day will be particularly productive, but due to the large number of delicious and juicy fruits, taller crops will need additional support and support. It is important to note that the harvested crops are not suitable for long term storage and are not suitable for seed. During this time you can be involved in soaking and sowing, loosening, watering, fertilising, grafting, preparing medicinal herbs, canning, drying and other types of processing of harvested berries, vegetables and fruit.

The middle of the day falls on the 9 lunar day (+).

A good day for gardening. Feel free to plant and transplant above-ground crops, loosen and mulch the soil, weed, root and graft cuttings. This is a good time to water and fertilise, but it is better to hold off on pruning.

Current phase – First Quarter at 6:48:24 am (+).

A favourable time to sow seeds that will produce above-ground fruit plants. It is also a good time to harvest mature crops.

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

Saturday is ruled by Saturn, which is responsible for efficiency and learning. This is a good time to solve accumulated problems in the controlled dacha area.

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