Lunar gardening calendar May 2026
Region: Royal Observatory, Greenwich (England (Great Britain))
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
| Waxing Moon | |
| Waning Moon | |
| NEW MOON | |
| First Quarter | |
| FULL MOON | |
| Third Quarter |
What is the best time to do gardening in Royal Observatory, England (Great Britain)
| Best Gardening Days and Times | 19, 20 |
| Good Time for Planting | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Neutral gardening days | 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 |
| Unfavourable gardening days | 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 21, 22 |
| Worst times to plant | 1, 16, 31 |
When is the next Full Moon?
🌕
Full Moon
May 1
(17:24)
May 1
(17:24)
🌗
Third Quater
May 9
(21:13)
May 9
(21:13)
🌑
New Moon
May 16
(20:03)
May 16
(20:03)
🌓
First Quater
May 23
(11:12)
May 23
(11:12)
🌕
Full Moon
May 31
(08:46)
May 31
(08:46)
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)
May 5
Tuesday
Tuesday
🌖
Sagittarius ♐
Capricorn ♑
Fruit Days
Element: Fire
Capricorn ♑
Fruit Days
Element: Fire
18 moon days
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
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May 8
Friday
Friday
🌖
Capricorn ♑
Aquarius ♒
Flower Days
Element: Air
Aquarius ♒
Flower Days
Element: Air
20, 21 moon days
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
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| Plant | Best Gardening Days |
|---|---|
| Tomato | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Pepper | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Cucumber | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Cabbadge | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Pease | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Potato | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27 |
| Roots (carrot, beet, turnip, celery root, radish, horseradish, daikon) | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Onion (for roots) | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Onion (for leaves) | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Garlic | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Annual flowers | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Perennial flowers | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
| Dill, parsley, lettuce, celery, fennel, cilantro, spinach, mustard | 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |