Gardening moon calendar – January 16, 2023

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

January 16, 2023

Scorpio

Moon 16 January
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 37%

Date: January 16, 2023

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 23, 24 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 1:51 am

Moonset:   ↓ 11:34 am

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏

Element: Water

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Leaf Days

23 lunar day – until 1:51 am
24 lunar day – from 1:51 am

Moon position on January 16, 2023

On January 16 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, according to the calendar it is the 24 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 37%. Moonrise will occur at 1:51 am and sunset at 11:34 am.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on January 16, 2023

At midday, the Moon is in the Scorpio ♏ (+).

A very fertile sign, second only to Cancer in strength. But unlike the latter, plants planted during these days have a stronger stem, and the fruits collected from them are perfectly stored and can be used to obtain quality seeds. When the moon is in Scorpio, soaking and sowing seeds, grafting, watering and feeding plants are favourable. Do not do work such as transplanting, root division, deep loosening and weeding, pruning and pinching.

The middle of the day falls on the 24 lunar day (+).

This is a good day for gardening. You can plant and sow plants, prune and graft trees and shrubs, do general landscaping of the property, make the planned fertilisation. If possible, avoid picking seedlings today.

Current phase – Waning Crescent (±).

The moon is waning, which means that the active energy is beginning to flow into the lower part of the plants. This is a good time to sow crops that produce underground. The high sensitivity of the roots at this time imposes certain restrictions on careless manipulation with them. Pest control, weeding, thinning out of seedlings, pruning of shoots and whiskers, fertilisation with organic substances can be carried out strictly under the roots. It is a good time to harvest, as the fruit will keep longer.

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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