Gardening moon calendar – May 30, 2026

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

May 30, 2026

Scorpio

Moon 30 May
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%

Date: May 30, 2026

Day of the week: Saturday

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

Moonrise: ↑ 19:58

Moonset:   ↓ 02:40

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ and Sagittarius ♐ (from 12:48)

Element: Water | Fire (from 12:48)

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 12:48)

14 lunar day – until 19:58
15 lunar day – from 19:58

Moon position on May 30, 2026

On May 30 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, 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 19:58 and sunset at 02:40.

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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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