Gardening moon calendar – December 5, 2023

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

December 5, 2023

Virgo

Moon 5 December
Third Quarter at 5:51:57 am
Illumination: 49%

Date: December 5, 2023

Day of the week: Tuesday

Moon age: 22 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ --:--

Moonset:   ↓ 1:00 pm

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Third Quarter at 5:51:57 am

Plant part: Root Days

22 lunar day full day long

Moon position on December 5, 2023

On December 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 5:51:57 am phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 49%. Moonrise will occur at 3:00 am and sunset at 1:00 pm.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on December 5, 2023

At midday, the Moon is in the Virgo ♍ (±).

Virgo is a sign of low fertility. Seeds sown will develop well and produce plants with a well-developed root system, but the final harvest will be rather mediocre. It is believed that in Virgo, work related to harvesting, transplanting, dividing and pruning of various crops will be successful. This is also a good time for watering, fertilising and preparing medicinal herbs. Soaking and sowing of vegetable seeds should not be done on this day. The exception is soon-to-ripen greens and radishes.

The middle of the day falls on the 22 lunar day (±).

It is a day of peace and tranquillity, so it is better to refuse from Stakhanov labour records today. You can devote your free time to planting root crops and legumes, destroying pests, weeding, trimming the whiskers of garden strawberries, corrective pruning of fruit and berry trees and shrubs. Moderate watering and root fertilising with organic fertilisers is allowed. A good time to make homemade preparations. If possible, avoid picking seedlings and pinching vegetable plants in the greenhouse.

Current phase – Third Quarter at 5:51:57 am (±).

The middle of the descending lunar cycle is a good time to sow root crops. They will grow safely, will not turn into arrows, and will produce a rich and high-quality harvest.

Influence of the day of the week – Tuesday (+).

Tuesday is ruled by the combative Mars, so an uncompromising fight against pests and weeds is paramount on this day. You can also devote your free time to hard work in the vegetable garden. You will recover much faster than usual.

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