Gardening moon calendar – December 18, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)December 18, 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 6, 7 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 11:59 am Moonset: ↓ 10:40 pm Moon Sign: Pisces ♓ Element: Water Moon phase: Waxing Crescent Plant part: Leaf Days |
6 lunar day – until 11:59 am
7 lunar day – from 11:59 am
Moon position on December 18, 2023
On December 18 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Pisces ♓, according to the calendar it is the 7 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 34%. Moonrise will occur at 11:59 am and sunset at 10:40 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on December 18, 2023
At midday, the Moon is in the Pisces ♓ (+).
It is considered one of the most productive signs of the lunar cycle. Harvests will be abundant, as in Cancer, but stored crops will not last very long. In Pisces it is better to deal with sowing and transplanting any plants, planting on a permanent place of grown seedlings, loosening, moderate rooting and watering. Do not treat plants from diseases and pests, rejuvenating and corrective pruning.
The middle of the day falls on the 7 lunar day (+).
It is a good day for most gardening tasks. For example, planting and transplanting, watering and fertilising, preparing cuttings, working the soil, preparing seeds, preparing home-made preparations for winter.
Current phase – Waxing Crescent (+).
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.
