Gardening moon calendar – December 17, 2031

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

December 17, 2031

Aquarius

Moon 17 December
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 13%

Date: December 17, 2031

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 3, 4 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 10:01

Moonset:   ↓ 20:13

Moon Sign: Aquarius ♒

Element: Air

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent

Plant part: Flower Days

3 lunar day – until 10:01
4 lunar day – from 10:01

Moon position on December 17, 2031

On December 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waxing Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Aquarius ♒, according to the calendar it is the 4 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 13%. Moonrise will occur at 10:01 and sunset at 20:13.

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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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