Gardening moon calendar – January 1, 2024
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)January 1, 2024 Date: January 1, 2024 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 20, 21 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 9:51 pm Moonset: ↓ 11:06 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ Element: Earth Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Root Days |
20 lunar day – until 9:51 pm
21 lunar day – from 9:51 pm
Moon position on January 1, 2024
On January 1 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 20 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 75%. Moonrise will occur at 9:51 pm and sunset at 11:06 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on January 1, 2024
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 20 lunar day (±).
Today the plants are dormant, but you can generally work on their above-ground parts. Grafting, pruning and moderate pruning of old, diseased and thickening branches, pest and weed control, thinning of seedlings, pruning of whiskers without damaging the roots, harvesting of mature plants. Avoid heavy watering on this day as the roots may start to rot.
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.
