Gardening moon calendar – March 30, 2026

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

March 30, 2026

Virgo

Moon 30 March
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 92%

Date: March 30, 2026

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 12, 13 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 15:40

Moonset:   ↓ 04:48

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Root Days

12 lunar day – until 15:40
13 lunar day – from 15:40

Moon position on March 30, 2026

On March 30 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 12 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 92%. Moonrise will occur at 15:40 and sunset at 04:48.

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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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