Gardening moon calendar – April 1, 2026

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

April 1, 2026

Libra

Moon 1 April
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%

Date: April 1, 2026

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 14, 15 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 18:13

Moonset:   ↓ 05:11

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 02:46)

Element: Earth | Air (from 02:46)

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 02:46)

14 lunar day – until 18:13
15 lunar day – from 18:13

Moon position on April 1, 2026

On April 1 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 14 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 99%. Moonrise will occur at 18:13 and sunset at 05:11.

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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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