Gardening moon calendar – February 26, 2026

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

February 26, 2026

Cancer

Moon 26 February
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 71%

Date: February 26, 2026

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 9, 10 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 11:00

Moonset:   ↓ 04:24

Moon Sign: Gemini ♊ and Cancer ♋ (from 05:11)

Element: Air | Water (from 05:11)

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Flower Days | Leaf Days (from 05:11)

9 lunar day – until 11:00
10 lunar day – from 11:00

Moon position on February 26, 2026

On February 26 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 10 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 71%. Moonrise will occur at 11:00 and sunset at 04:24.

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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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