Gardening moon calendar – May 13, 2026

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

May 13, 2026

Aries

Moon 13 May
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 16%

Date: May 13, 2026

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 25, 26 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 02:25

Moonset:   ↓ 15:33

Moon Sign: Pisces ♓

Element: Water | Fire

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days

25 lunar day – until 02:25
26 lunar day – from 02:25

Moon position on May 13, 2026

On May 13 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 26 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 16%. Moonrise will occur at 02:25 and sunset at 15:33.

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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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