Gardening moon calendar – May 16, 2026
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)May 16, 2026 Date: May 16, 2026 Day of the week: Saturday Moon age: 28, 29, 1 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 03:15 Moonset: ↓ 20:08 Moon Sign: Taurus ♉ Element: Earth Moon phase: NEW MOON at 20:03:07 Plant part: Root Days |
28 lunar day – until 03:15
29 lunar day – from 03:15 until 20:03
1 lunar day – from 20:03
Moon position on May 16, 2026
On May 16 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 20:03:07 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 29 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 03:15 and sunset at 20:08.
| Deal | OK | Norm | Bad |
| 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 | ⬤ |