Gardening moon calendar – September 3, 2026

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

September 3, 2026

Taurus

Moon 3 September
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 61%

Date: September 3, 2026

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 22, 23 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 20:42

Moonset:   ↓ 13:27

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉ and Gemini ♊ (from 11:51)

Element: Earth | Air (from 11:51)

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 11:51)

22 lunar day – until 20:42
23 lunar day – from 20:42

Moon position on September 3, 2026

On September 3 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Gemini ♊, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 61%. Moonrise will occur at 20:42 and sunset at 13:27.

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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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