Gardening moon calendar – February 1, 2026

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

February 1, 2026

Leo

Moon 1 February
FULL MOON at 22:10:36
Illumination: 100%

Date: February 1, 2026

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 14, 15 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 16:11

Moonset:   ↓ 07:46

Moon Sign: Cancer ♋ and Leo ♌ (from 00:04)

Element: Water | Fire (from 00:04)

Moon phase: FULL MOON at 22:10:36

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 00:04)

14 lunar day – until 16:11
15 lunar day – from 16:11

Moon position on February 1, 2026

On February 1 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the FULL MOON at 22:10:36 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 14 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 100%. Moonrise will occur at 16:11 and sunset at 07:46.

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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
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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
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