Gardening moon calendar – June 17, 2026

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

June 17, 2026

Cancer

Moon 17 June
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 8%

Date: June 17, 2026

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 3, 4 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 05:58

Moonset:   ↓ 22:47

Moon Sign: Cancer ♋ and Leo ♌ (from 12:01)

Element: Water | Fire (from 12:01)

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 12:01)

3 lunar day – until 05:58
4 lunar day – from 05:58

Moon position on June 17, 2026

On June 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 4 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 8%. Moonrise will occur at 05:58 and sunset at 22:47.

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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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