Gardening moon calendar – February 21, 2026

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

February 21, 2026

Aries

Moon 21 February
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 17%

Date: February 21, 2026

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 4, 5 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 08:07

Moonset:   ↓ 22:56

Moon Sign: Aries ♈ and Taurus ♉ (from 23:23)

Element: Fire | Earth (from 23:23)

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent

Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 23:23)

4 lunar day – until 08:07
5 lunar day – from 08:07

Moon position on February 21, 2026

On February 21 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 5 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 17%. Moonrise will occur at 08:07 and sunset at 22:56.

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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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