Gardening moon calendar – December 8, 2027

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

December 8, 2027

Aries

Moon 8 December
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 70%

Date: December 8, 2027

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 11, 12 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 12:41

Moonset:   ↓ 01:43

Moon Sign: Aries ♈

Element: Fire

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Fruit Days

11 lunar day – until 12:41
12 lunar day – from 12:41

Moon position on December 8, 2027

On December 8 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 11 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 70%. Moonrise will occur at 12:41 and sunset at 01:43.

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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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