Gardening moon calendar – May 15, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)May 15, 2023 Date: May 15, 2023 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 25, 26 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 2:44 am Moonset: ↓ 2:41 pm Moon Sign: Pisces ♓ Element: Water | Fire Moon phase: Waning Crescent Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days |
25 lunar day – until 2:44 am
26 lunar day – from 2:44 am
Moon position on May 15, 2023
On May 15 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 26 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 21%. Moonrise will occur at 2:44 am and sunset at 2:41 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on May 15, 2023
At midday, the Moon is in the Aries ♈ (–).
Aries is an unproductive sign. Plants sown on this day will be weak and bear little fruit. Harvested crops will not keep well and will not produce good seeds. Optimal work in the vegetable garden during Aries: loosening, ploughing, weeding, thinning out seedlings, pinching, treating for diseases and pests, collecting and harvesting seeds and medicinal herbs, drying, preserving and processing the harvested crops. In Aries you can quickly plant greens and salads (radish, parsley), annual flowers and siderats. It is not worth in this period to engage in pruning, shaping, picking, transplanting, rooting and pasynkovanie plants. Watering and fertilising are also not recommended.
The middle of the day falls on the 26 lunar day (±).
You can prune and graft trees and shrubs, treat plants for pests and diseases, and generally improve the garden. It is obligatory to exclude abundant watering.
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.
