Gardening moon calendar – March 9, 2028

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

March 9, 2028

Leo

Moon 9 March
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 96%

Date: March 9, 2028

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 13, 14 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 16:06

Moonset:   ↓ 05:32

Moon Sign: Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍ (from 15:55)

Element: Fire | Earth (from 15:55)

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 15:55)

13 lunar day – until 16:06
14 lunar day – from 16:06

Moon position on March 9, 2028

On March 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 13 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 96%. Moonrise will occur at 16:06 and sunset at 05:32.

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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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