Gardening moon calendar – June 12, 2026

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

June 12, 2026

Taurus

Moon 12 June
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 11%

Date: June 12, 2026

Day of the week: Friday

Moon age: 26, 27 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 01:14

Moonset:   ↓ 17:31

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Root Days

26 lunar day – until 01:14
27 lunar day – from 01:14

Moon position on June 12, 2026

On June 12 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 27 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 11%. Moonrise will occur at 01:14 and sunset at 17:31.

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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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