Gardening moon calendar – January 20, 2024

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

January 20, 2024

Taurus

Moon 20 January
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 73%

Date: January 20, 2024

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 9, 10 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 11:36

Moonset:   ↓ 03:27

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉ and Gemini ♊ (from 14:06)

Element: Earth | Air (from 14:06)

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 14:06)

9 lunar day – until 11:36
10 lunar day – from 11:36

Moon position on January 20, 2024

On January 20 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 10 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 73%. Moonrise will occur at 11:36 and sunset at 03:27.

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Tilling, soil loosening, earthing up, replacing potting soil
Home preserving (canning, marinating, pickling, sauerkraut making, jam making)
Seed soaking
Pest and disease control
Pruning, crown shaping, pinching, and suckering
Transplanting, pricking out, root division, rooting
Organic and mineral fertilizers
Watering, spraying
Planting trees and shrubs
Planting annuals, herbs, and vegetable seedlings with above-ground fruits (such as cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins, squash, cabbage, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and beans)
Planting root vegetables (potatoes, beets, carrots, horseradish, daikon radish, radishes, turnips, Jerusalem artichokes, etc.) and bulbous plants
Grafting, budding, rooting cuttings
Weeding and thinning seedlings, stump removal
Harvesting tops
Digging up bulbs and tubers
Collecting and preparing medicinal herbs
Collecting seeds and fruits for seed saving
Cutting flowers
Laying turf
Digging a well
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