Gardening moon calendar – May 2, 2030

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

May 2, 2030

Taurus

Moon 2 May
NEW MOON at 14:13:50
Illumination: 0%

Date: May 2, 2030

Day of the week: Thursday

Moon age: 29, 30, 1 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 04:03

Moonset:   ↓ 19:45

Moon Sign: Taurus ♉

Element: Earth

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 14:13:50

Plant part: Root Days

29 lunar day – until 04:03
30 lunar day – from 04:03 until 14:13
1 lunar day – from 14:13

Moon position on May 2, 2030

On May 2 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 14:13:50 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 30 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 04:03 and sunset at 19:45.

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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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