Gardening moon calendar – January 21, 2027

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

January 21, 2027

Cancer

Moon 21 January
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 98%

Date: January 21, 2027

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 14, 15 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 14:56

Moonset:   ↓ 07:30

Moon Sign: Cancer ♋

Element: Water

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days

14 lunar day – until 14:56
15 lunar day – from 14:56

Moon position on January 21, 2027

On January 21 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 14 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 98%. Moonrise will occur at 14:56 and sunset at 07:30.

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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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