Gardening moon calendar – June 21, 2026

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

June 21, 2026

Virgo

Moon 21 June
First Quarter at 21:55:57
Illumination: 44%

Date: June 21, 2026

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 7, 8 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 11:39

Moonset:   ↓ 23:46

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 21:00)

Element: Earth | Air (from 21:00)

Moon phase: First Quarter at 21:55:57

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 21:00)

7 lunar day – until 11:39
8 lunar day – from 11:39

Moon position on June 21, 2026

On June 21 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the First Quarter at 21:55:57 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 8 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 44%. Moonrise will occur at 11:39 and sunset at 23:46.

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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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