Gardening moon calendar – January 5, 2028

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

January 5, 2028

Aries

Moon 5 January
First Quarter at 01:41:03
Illumination: 53%

Date: January 5, 2028

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 9, 10 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 11:00

Moonset:   ↓ 00:37

Moon Sign: Aries ♈

Element: Fire

Moon phase: First Quarter at 01:41:03

Plant part: Fruit Days

9 lunar day – until 11:00
10 lunar day – from 11:00

Moon position on January 5, 2028

On January 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the First Quarter at 01:41:03 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aries ♈, according to the calendar it is the 10 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 53%. Moonrise will occur at 11:00 and sunset at 00:37.

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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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