Gardening moon calendar – January 5, 2027

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

January 5, 2027

Sagittarius

Moon 5 January
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 5%

Date: January 5, 2027

Day of the week: Tuesday

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

Moonrise: ↑ 06:45

Moonset:   ↓ 13:32

Moon Sign: Sagittarius ♐

Element: Fire

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Fruit Days

27 lunar day – until 06:45
28 lunar day – from 06:45

Moon position on January 5, 2027

On January 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius ♐, according to the calendar it is the 28 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 5%. Moonrise will occur at 06:45 and sunset at 13:32.

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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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