Gardening moon calendar – March 13, 2023

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

March 13, 2023

Sagittarius

Moon 13 March
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 68%

Date: March 13, 2023

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 21, 22 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 12:07 am

Moonset:   ↓ 8:23 am

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ and Sagittarius ♐ (from 7:14 am)

Element: Water | Fire

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days

21 lunar day – until 12:07 am
22 lunar day – from 12:07 am

Moon position on March 13, 2023

On March 13 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius ♐, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 68%. Moonrise will occur at 12:07 am and sunset at 8:23 am.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on March 13, 2023

At midday, the Moon is in the Sagittarius ♐ (±).

Sagittarius is one of the less fertile signs. Planted crops will grow fairly steadily, but the harvest will be modest. However, the fruit you do get will be fully ripe and can be used to produce your own quality seed. Boldly plant today all plants that are primarily decorative, including seedlings of all trees and shrubs (including fruit and berries). Work on this day can focus on weeding, thinning out seedlings, pruning, cutting back whiskers, digging, loosening and dipping. This is a good time to prepare your produce in advance. During Sagittarius it is better to avoid watering, pruning and pinching. The wounds the plants receive may not heal for a long time and become open gates for various pathogens.

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 – Waning Gibbous (±).

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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