Gardening moon calendar – April 17, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)April 17, 2023 Date: April 17, 2023 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 26, 27 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 4:23 am Moonset: ↓ 3:35 pm Moon Sign: Pisces ♓ Element: Water Moon phase: Waning Crescent Plant part: Leaf Days |
26 lunar day – until 4:23 am
27 lunar day – from 4:23 am
Moon position on April 17, 2023
On April 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Pisces ♓, according to the calendar it is the 27 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 10%. Moonrise will occur at 4:23 am and sunset at 3:35 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on April 17, 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 27 lunar day (+).
It is a good time to sow plants that will produce their main crop underground. It is possible to prune fruit and berry and ornamental shrubs, graft trees, actively fight pests and diseases. Be extremely careful when working with the roots of plants, from transplanting and picking, as well as deep loosening is better to refuse completely.
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.
