Gardening moon calendar – May 22, 2028

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

May 22, 2028

Taurus

Moon 22 May
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 4%

Date: May 22, 2028

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 27, 28 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 02:26

Moonset:   ↓ 18:23

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Root Days

27 lunar day – until 02:26
28 lunar day – from 02:26

Moon position on May 22, 2028

On May 22 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 28 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 4%. Moonrise will occur at 02:26 and sunset at 18:23.

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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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