Gardening moon calendar – March 3, 2026
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)March 3, 2026 Date: March 3, 2026 Day of the week: Tuesday Moon age: 14, 15 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 5:58 pm Moonset: ↓ 6:41 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ Element: Earth Moon phase: FULL MOON at 11:39:11 am Plant part: Root Days |
14 lunar day – until 5:58 pm
15 lunar day – from 5:58 pm
Moon position on March 3, 2026
On March 3 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the FULL MOON at 11:39:11 am phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, 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 5:58 pm and sunset at 6:41 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on March 3, 2026
At midday, the Moon is in the Virgo ♍ (±).
Virgo is a sign of low fertility. Seeds sown will develop well and produce plants with a well-developed root system, but the final harvest will be rather mediocre. It is believed that in Virgo, work related to harvesting, transplanting, dividing and pruning of various crops will be successful. This is also a good time for watering, fertilising and preparing medicinal herbs. Soaking and sowing of vegetable seeds should not be done on this day. The exception is soon-to-ripen greens and radishes.
The middle of the day falls on the 14 lunar day (+).
This is an energetically rich day when almost everything will work out. All work with the earth, planting and transplanting will be successful. Take your time with harvesting. It is worth waiting to cut, pick, pinch and prune plants. It's not a good time to graft.
Current phase – FULL MOON at 11:39:11 am (–).
Today the earth is saturated with lunar energy, but such oversaturation does not benefit plants - seeds and seedlings are not planted during a full moon. On this day you can be busy with weed control, weeding, thinning seedlings, perching and mulching beds. It is a good time to harvest your seeds and medicinal herbs. Salting and drying (but not pickling) harvested crops will also be successful. It is not a good time to prune trees and shrubs, graft or pinch plants.
Influence of the day of the week – Tuesday (+).
Tuesday is ruled by the combative Mars, so an uncompromising fight against pests and weeds is paramount on this day. You can also devote your free time to hard work in the vegetable garden. You will recover much faster than usual.
