Gardening moon calendar – February 8, 2031
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)February 8, 2031 Date: February 8, 2031 Day of the week: Saturday Moon age: 17, 18 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 18:35 Moonset: ↓ 07:19 Moon Sign: Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍ (from 10:54) Element: Fire | Earth (from 10:54) Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 10:54) |
17 lunar day – until 18:35
18 lunar day – from 18:35
Moon position on February 8, 2031
On February 8 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 17 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 99%. Moonrise will occur at 18:35 and sunset at 07:19.
| Deal | OK | Norm | Bad |
| 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 | ⬤ |