Gardening moon calendar – August 2, 2027

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

August 2, 2027

Leo

Moon 2 August
NEW MOON at 10:06:22
Illumination: 0%

Date: August 2, 2027

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 29, 30, 1 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 04:08

Moonset:   ↓ 19:51

Moon Sign: Leo ♌

Element: Fire

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 10:06:22

Plant part: Fruit Days

29 lunar day – until 04:08
30 lunar day – from 04:08 until 10:06
1 lunar day – from 10:06

Moon position on August 2, 2027

On August 2 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 10:06:22 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 1 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 04:08 and sunset at 19:51.

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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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