Gardening moon calendar – December 22, 2024

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

December 22, 2024

Virgo

Moon 22 December
Third Quarter at 22:19:56
Illumination: 55%

Date: December 22, 2024

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 22 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ --:--

Moonset:   ↓ 11:50

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 19:20)

Element: Earth | Air (from 19:20)

Moon phase: Third Quarter at 22:19:56

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 19:20)

22 lunar day full day long

Moon position on December 22, 2024

On December 22 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 22:19:56 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 55%. Moonrise will occur at 03:00 and sunset at 11:50.

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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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