Gardening moon calendar – December 9, 2031

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

December 9, 2031

Libra

Moon 9 December
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 28%

Date: December 9, 2031

Day of the week: Tuesday

Moon age: 24, 25 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 01:50

Moonset:   ↓ 12:54

Moon Sign: Libra ♎

Element: Air

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Flower Days

24 lunar day – until 01:50
25 lunar day – from 01:50

Moon position on December 9, 2031

On December 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 25 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 28%. Moonrise will occur at 01:50 and sunset at 12:54.

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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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