Gardening moon calendar – September 3, 2024

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

September 3, 2024

Virgo

Moon 3 September
NEW MOON at 01:56:45
Illumination: 0%

Date: September 3, 2024

Day of the week: Tuesday

Moon age: 29, 1, 2 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 05:23

Moonset:   ↓ 18:58

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍

Element: Earth

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 01:56:45

Plant part: Root Days

29 lunar day – until 01:56
1 lunar day – from 01:56 until 05:23
2 lunar day – from 05:23

Moon position on September 3, 2024

On September 3 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 01:56:45 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 2 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 05:23 and sunset at 18:58.

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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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