Gardening moon calendar – April 21, 2027

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

April 21, 2027

Scorpio

Moon 21 April
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 100%

Date: April 21, 2027

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 15, 16 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 20:27

Moonset:   ↓ 04:30

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏

Element: Water

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days

15 lunar day – until 20:27
16 lunar day – from 20:27

Moon position on April 21, 2027

On April 21 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, according to the calendar it is the 15 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 100%. Moonrise will occur at 20:27 and sunset at 04:30.

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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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