Gardening moon calendar – February 17, 2028

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

February 17, 2028

Scorpio

Moon 17 February
Third Quarter at 08:10:05
Illumination: 50%

Date: February 17, 2028

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 21, 22 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 01:51

Moonset:   ↓ 09:34

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ and Sagittarius ♐ (from 11:48)

Element: Water | Fire (from 11:48)

Moon phase: Third Quarter at 08:10:05

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 11:48)

21 lunar day – until 01:51
22 lunar day – from 01:51

Moon position on February 17, 2028

On February 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 08:10:05 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius ♐, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 50%. Moonrise will occur at 01:51 and sunset at 09:34.

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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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