Gardening moon calendar – December 10, 2026

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

December 10, 2026

Capricorn

Moon 10 December
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 2%

Date: December 10, 2026

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 2, 3 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 09:39

Moonset:   ↓ 16:33

Moon Sign: Sagittarius ♐ and Capricorn ♑ (from 03:02)

Element: Fire | Earth (from 03:02)

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent

Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 03:02)

2 lunar day – until 09:39
3 lunar day – from 09:39

Moon position on December 10, 2026

On December 10 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Capricorn ♑, according to the calendar it is the 3 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 2%. Moonrise will occur at 09:39 and sunset at 16:33.

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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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