Gardening moon calendar – May 1, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)May 1, 2023 Date: May 1, 2023 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 12, 13 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 2:26 pm Moonset: ↓ 3:26 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ Element: Earth Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous Plant part: Root Days |
12 lunar day – until 2:26 pm
13 lunar day – from 2:26 pm
Moon position on May 1, 2023
On May 1 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 12 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 81%. Moonrise will occur at 2:26 pm and sunset at 3:26 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on May 1, 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 12 lunar day (±).
Favourable time for gardening. Sowing and planting plants that are more interested in tops than roots. Work the soil, remove weeds, thin out seedlings, pick seedlings, prune and pinch vegetable crops in the greenhouse. Do not yet prune fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, fruit and berry bushes.
Current phase – Waxing Gibbous (+).
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.
