Gardening moon calendar – July 12, 2026

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

July 12, 2026

Gemini

Moon 12 July
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 6%

Date: July 12, 2026

Day of the week: Sunday

Moon age: 27, 28 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 00:53

Moonset:   ↓ 19:15

Moon Sign: Gemini ♊ and Cancer ♋ (from 23:00)

Element: Air | Water (from 23:00)

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Flower Days | Leaf Days (from 23:00)

27 lunar day – until 00:53
28 lunar day – from 00:53

Moon position on July 12, 2026

On July 12 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Gemini ♊, according to the calendar it is the 28 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 6%. Moonrise will occur at 00:53 and sunset at 19:15.

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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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