Gardening moon calendar – April 16, 2025
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)April 16, 2025 Date: April 16, 2025 Day of the week: Wednesday Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 11:29 pm Moonset: ↓ 5:50 am Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ and Sagittarius ♐ (from 2:30 am) Element: Water | Fire Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days |
18 lunar day – until 11:29 pm
19 lunar day – from 11:29 pm
Moon position on April 16, 2025
On April 16 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius ♐, according to the calendar it is the 18 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 90%. Moonrise will occur at 11:29 pm and sunset at 5:50 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on April 16, 2025
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 18 lunar day (±).
Beginning of active saturation of the root zone of plants. Sowing root crops and plants that will produce the main crop underground. From this day you can finally start pruning, grazing, picking and pinching again. A good time for grafting. Weeding and thinning of seedlings is still important, but deep loosening of the soil and heavy watering should be avoided.
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 – Wednesday (+).
Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. It is considered a good day for any work on the property. It is even possible to make a small margin for the second half of the week.
