Gardening moon calendar – March 16, 2026
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)March 16, 2026 Date: March 16, 2026 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 26, 27 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 5:24 am Moonset: ↓ 3:01 pm Moon Sign: Aquarius ♒ and Pisces ♓ (from 11:28 pm) Element: Air | Water Moon phase: Waning Crescent Plant part: Flower Days | Leaf Days |
26 lunar day – until 5:24 am
27 lunar day – from 5:24 am
Moon position on March 16, 2026
On March 16 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aquarius ♒, according to the calendar it is the 27 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 8%. Moonrise will occur at 5:24 am and sunset at 3:01 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on March 16, 2026
At midday, the Moon is in the Aquarius ♒ (–).
Aquarius is considered one of the least fertile signs. Plants planted on this day can become permanent survivors. There is no chance of at least a reasonable yield. However, this is a time when a lot of agro-technical work can be carried out successfully. Weeding, loosening, thinning, pruning and pinching of shoots will be favourable today. You can shape the crowns of fruit and ornamental bushes and prune the whiskers of strawberries. Do not water or feed cultivated plants during Aquarius as there is a high risk of root rot and other root system diseases.
The middle of the day falls on the 27 lunar day (+).
It is a good time to sow plants that will produce their main crop underground. It is possible to prune fruit and berry and ornamental shrubs, graft trees, actively fight pests and diseases. Be extremely careful when working with the roots of plants, from transplanting and picking, as well as deep loosening is better to refuse completely.
Current phase – Waning Crescent (±).
The moon is waning, which means that the active energy is beginning to flow into the lower part of the plants. This is a good time to sow crops that produce underground. The high sensitivity of the roots at this time imposes certain restrictions on careless manipulation with them. Pest control, weeding, thinning out of seedlings, pruning of shoots and whiskers, fertilisation with organic substances can be carried out strictly under the roots. It is a good time to harvest, as the fruit will keep longer.
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.
