Gardening moon calendar – May 27, 2026

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

May 27, 2026

Libra

Moon 27 May
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 86%

Date: May 27, 2026

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 11, 12 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 16:18

Moonset:   ↓ 01:50

Moon Sign: Libra ♎

Element: Air

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Flower Days

11 lunar day – until 16:18
12 lunar day – from 16:18

Moon position on May 27, 2026

On May 27 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 11 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 86%. Moonrise will occur at 16:18 and sunset at 01:50.

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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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