Gardening moon calendar – July 22, 2026

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

July 22, 2026

Scorpio

Moon 22 July
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 59%

Date: July 22, 2026

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 8, 9 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 14:24

Moonset:   ↓ 22:48

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏

Element: Water

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days

8 lunar day – until 14:24
9 lunar day – from 14:24

Moon position on July 22, 2026

On July 22 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 8 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 59%. Moonrise will occur at 14:24 and sunset at 22:48.

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Weeding and thinning seedlings, stump removal
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