Gardening moon calendar – September 11, 2026

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

September 11, 2026

Virgo

Moon 11 September
NEW MOON at 03:27:18
Illumination: 0%

Date: September 11, 2026

Day of the week: Friday

Moon age: 29, 1, 2 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 05:46

Moonset:   ↓ 18:16

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 23:44)

Element: Earth | Air (from 23:44)

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 03:27:18

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 23:44)

29 lunar day – until 03:27
1 lunar day – from 03:27 until 05:46
2 lunar day – from 05:46

Moon position on September 11, 2026

On September 11 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 03:27:18 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 2 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 05:46 and sunset at 18:16.

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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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