Gardening moon calendar – December 20, 2027
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)December 20, 2027 Date: December 20, 2027 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 23 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ --:-- Moonset: ↓ 11:36 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 12:29 pm) Element: Earth | Air Moon phase: Third Quarter at 9:13:06 am Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days |
23 lunar day full day long
Moon position on December 20, 2027
On December 20 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 9:13:06 am phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 23 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 50%. Moonrise will occur at 3:00 am and sunset at 11:36 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on December 20, 2027
At midday, the Moon is in the Virgo ♍ (±).
Virgo is a sign of low fertility. Seeds sown will develop well and produce plants with a well-developed root system, but the final harvest will be rather mediocre. It is believed that in Virgo, work related to harvesting, transplanting, dividing and pruning of various crops will be successful. This is also a good time for watering, fertilising and preparing medicinal herbs. Soaking and sowing of vegetable seeds should not be done on this day. The exception is soon-to-ripen greens and radishes.
The middle of the day falls on the 23 lunar day (+).
Extremely favourable time to work on above-ground parts of plants. Prune trees and shrubs, cut back strawberry bushes, thin out shoots, weed, apply fertiliser, carry out the planned fight against pests and diseases of garden plants. It is a good time to sow plants whose main crop is formed underground. But don't water too much yet.
Current phase – Third Quarter at 9:13:06 am (±).
The middle of the descending lunar cycle is a good time to sow root crops. They will grow safely, will not turn into arrows, and will produce a rich and high-quality harvest.
Influence of the day of the week – Monday (±).
Monday is favoured by the Moon, so rely more on your intuition. Do what your inner voice tells you to do, trust it completely today. If it tells you to weed all the ridges, well, you'll have to do that tedious job, and if it asks you to limit yourself to watering the plants under your control, then you won't have to do anything else.
