Gardening moon calendar – December 20, 2027

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

December 20, 2027

Virgo

Moon 20 December
Third Quarter at 09:13:06
Illumination: 50%

Date: December 20, 2027

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 23 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ --:--

Moonset:   ↓ 11:36

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 12:29)

Element: Earth | Air (from 12:29)

Moon phase: Third Quarter at 09:13:06

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 12:29)

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 09:13:06 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 03:00 and sunset at 11:36.

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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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