Gardening moon calendar – November 5, 2026

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

November 5, 2026

Virgo

Moon 5 November
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 15%

Date: November 5, 2026

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 25, 26 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 02:31

Moonset:   ↓ 14:43

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 14:50)

Element: Earth | Air (from 14:50)

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 14:50)

25 lunar day – until 02:31
26 lunar day – from 02:31

Moon position on November 5, 2026

On November 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 26 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 15%. Moonrise will occur at 02:31 and sunset at 14:43.

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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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