Gardening moon calendar – February 9, 2026
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)February 9, 2026 Date: February 9, 2026 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 21, 22 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 1:23 am Moonset: ↓ 9:39 am Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ Element: Water Moon phase: Third Quarter at 12:44:43 pm Plant part: Leaf Days |
21 lunar day – until 1:23 am
22 lunar day – from 1:23 am
Moon position on February 9, 2026
On February 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 12:44:43 pm phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 52%. Moonrise will occur at 1:23 am and sunset at 9:39 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on February 9, 2026
At midday, the Moon is in the Scorpio ♏ (+).
A very fertile sign, second only to Cancer in strength. But unlike the latter, plants planted during these days have a stronger stem, and the fruits collected from them are perfectly stored and can be used to obtain quality seeds. When the moon is in Scorpio, soaking and sowing seeds, grafting, watering and feeding plants are favourable. Do not do work such as transplanting, root division, deep loosening and weeding, pruning and pinching.
The middle of the day falls on the 22 lunar day (±).
It is a day of peace and tranquillity, so it is better to refuse from Stakhanov labour records today. You can devote your free time to planting root crops and legumes, destroying pests, weeding, trimming the whiskers of garden strawberries, corrective pruning of fruit and berry trees and shrubs. Moderate watering and root fertilising with organic fertilisers is allowed. A good time to make homemade preparations. If possible, avoid picking seedlings and pinching vegetable plants in the greenhouse.
Current phase – Third Quarter at 12:44:43 pm (±).
The middle of the descending lunar cycle is a good time to sow root crops. They will grow safely, will not turn into arrows, and will produce a rich and high-quality harvest.
Influence of the day of the week – Monday (±).
Monday is favoured by the Moon, so rely more on your intuition. Do what your inner voice tells you to do, trust it completely today. If it tells you to weed all the ridges, well, you'll have to do that tedious job, and if it asks you to limit yourself to watering the plants under your control, then you won't have to do anything else.
