Gardening moon calendar – August 12, 2030

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

August 12, 2030

Aquarius

Moon 12 August
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%

Date: August 12, 2030

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 13, 14 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 18:34

Moonset:   ↓ 03:27

Moon Sign: Aquarius ♒

Element: Air

Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous

Plant part: Flower Days

13 lunar day – until 18:34
14 lunar day – from 18:34

Moon position on August 12, 2030

On August 12 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aquarius ♒, according to the calendar it is the 13 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 99%. Moonrise will occur at 18:34 and sunset at 03:27.

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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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