Gardening moon calendar – August 26, 2028

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

August 26, 2028

Scorpio

Moon 26 August
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 42%

Date: August 26, 2028

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 6, 7 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 13:29

Moonset:   ↓ 21:13

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏ and Sagittarius ♐ (from 17:50)

Element: Water | Fire (from 17:50)

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent

Plant part: Leaf Days | Fruit Days (from 17:50)

6 lunar day – until 13:29
7 lunar day – from 13:29

Moon position on August 26, 2028

On August 26 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, according to the calendar it is the 6 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 42%. Moonrise will occur at 13:29 and sunset at 21:13.

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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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