Gardening moon calendar – August 27, 2027

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

August 27, 2027

Cancer

Moon 27 August
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 26%

Date: August 27, 2027

Day of the week: Friday

Moon age: 25 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ --:--

Moonset:   ↓ 16:45

Moon Sign: Gemini ♊ and Cancer ♋ (from 03:30)

Element: Air | Water (from 03:30)

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Flower Days | Leaf Days (from 03:30)

25 lunar day full day long

Moon position on August 27, 2027

On August 27 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 25 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 26%. Moonrise will occur at 03:00 and sunset at 16:45.

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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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