Gardening moon calendar – September 21, 2025

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

September 21, 2025

Virgo

Moon 21 September
NEW MOON at 19:54:35
Illumination: 0%

Date: September 21, 2025

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 28, 29, 1 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 05:11

Moonset:   ↓ 17:47

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 21:40)

Element: Earth | Air (from 21:40)

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 19:54:35

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 21:40)

28 lunar day – until 05:11
29 lunar day – from 05:11 until 19:54
1 lunar day – from 19:54

Moon position on September 21, 2025

On September 21 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 19:54:35 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 29 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 05:11 and sunset at 17:47.

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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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