Gardening moon calendar – September 16, 2028

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

September 16, 2028

Leo

Moon 16 September
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 8%

Date: September 16, 2028

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 26, 27 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 02:15

Moonset:   ↓ 16:54

Moon Sign: Leo ♌

Element: Fire

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Fruit Days

26 lunar day – until 02:15
27 lunar day – from 02:15

Moon position on September 16, 2028

On September 16 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 27 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 8%. Moonrise will occur at 02:15 and sunset at 16:54.

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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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