Gardening moon calendar – January 4, 2029

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

January 4, 2029

Virgo

Moon 4 January
Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 84%

Date: January 4, 2029

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 20, 21 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 21:18

Moonset:   ↓ 09:50

Moon Sign: Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍ (from 05:33)

Element: Fire | Earth (from 05:33)

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous

Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 05:33)

20 lunar day – until 21:18
21 lunar day – from 21:18

Moon position on January 4, 2029

On January 4 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Virgo ♍, according to the calendar it is the 20 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 84%. Moonrise will occur at 21:18 and sunset at 09:50.

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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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