Gardening moon calendar – January 8, 2024
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)January 8, 2024 Date: January 8, 2024 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 26, 27 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 5:18 am Moonset: ↓ 12:48 pm Moon Sign: Sagittarius ♐ Element: Fire Moon phase: Waning Crescent Plant part: Fruit Days |
26 lunar day – until 5:18 am
27 lunar day – from 5:18 am
Moon position on January 8, 2024
On January 8 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius ♐, according to the calendar it is the 27 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 12%. Moonrise will occur at 5:18 am and sunset at 12:48 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on January 8, 2024
At midday, the Moon is in the Sagittarius ♐ (±).
Sagittarius is one of the less fertile signs. Planted crops will grow fairly steadily, but the harvest will be modest. However, the fruit you do get will be fully ripe and can be used to produce your own quality seed. Boldly plant today all plants that are primarily decorative, including seedlings of all trees and shrubs (including fruit and berries). Work on this day can focus on weeding, thinning out seedlings, pruning, cutting back whiskers, digging, loosening and dipping. This is a good time to prepare your produce in advance. During Sagittarius it is better to avoid watering, pruning and pinching. The wounds the plants receive may not heal for a long time and become open gates for various pathogens.
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.
