Gardening moon calendar – September 17, 2028

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

September 17, 2028

Virgo

Moon 17 September
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 3%

Date: September 17, 2028

Day of the week: Sunday

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

Moonrise: ↑ 03:44

Moonset:   ↓ 17:13

Moon Sign: Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍ (from 00:53)

Element: Fire | Earth (from 00:53)

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 00:53)

27 lunar day – until 03:44
28 lunar day – from 03:44

Moon position on September 17, 2028

On September 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 28 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 3%. Moonrise will occur at 03:44 and sunset at 17:13.

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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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