Gardening moon calendar – December 5, 2028

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

December 5, 2028

Cancer

Moon 5 December
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 88%

Date: December 5, 2028

Day of the week: Tuesday

Moon age: 19, 20 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 19:26

Moonset:   ↓ 10:38

Moon Sign: Cancer ♋ and Leo ♌ (from 19:24)

Element: Water | Fire (from 19:24)

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 19:24)

19 lunar day – until 19:26
20 lunar day – from 19:26

Moon position on December 5, 2028

On December 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer ♋, according to the calendar it is the 19 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 88%. Moonrise will occur at 19:26 and sunset at 10:38.

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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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