Gardening Moon Calendar 2023 December, Farmer's Almanac Guide Online

Please read this first: 1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign: Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.

• a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
• b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.


2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days) There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

• a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons - Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
• b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date 2023	Moon Phase		Gardening by the Moon Phase	Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
Dec 1 Fri		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Gemini until 04:42 from 04:42 Cancer
Dec 2 Sat		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Cancer
Dec 3 Sun		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Cancer until 16:05 from 16:05 Leo
Dec 4 Mon		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn	Leo
Dec 5 Tue		Last Quarter	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Leo
Dec 6 Wed		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Leo until 04:51 from 04:51 Virgo
Dec 7 Thu		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Virgo
Dec 8 Fri		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Virgo until 16:23 from 16:23 Libra
Dec 9 Sat		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Libra
Dec 10 Sun		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Libra
Dec 11 Mon		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Libra until 00:41 from 00:41 Scorpio
Dec 12 Tue		NEW MOON at 23:31	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate	Scorpio
Dec 13 Wed		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Scorpio until 05:34 from 05:34 Sagittarius
Dec 14 Thu		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Sagittarius
Dec 15 Fri		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Sagittarius until 08:14 from 08:14 Capricorn
Dec 16 Sat		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Capricorn
Dec 17 Sun		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Capricorn until 10:14 from 10:14 Aquarius
Dec 18 Mon		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Aquarius
Dec 19 Tue		First Quarter	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Aquarius until 12:50 from 12:50 Pisces
Dec 20 Wed		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Pisces
Dec 21 Thu		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Pisces until 16:38 from 16:38 Aries
Dec 22 Fri		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Aries
Dec 23 Sat		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Aries until 21:47 from 21:47 Taurus
Dec 24 Sun		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Taurus
Dec 25 Mon		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Taurus
Dec 26 Tue		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Taurus until 04:26 from 04:26 Gemini
Dec 27 Wed		FULL MOON at 00:32	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate Pick medicinal herbs and plants	Gemini
Dec 28 Thu		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Gemini until 13:07 from 13:07 Cancer
Dec 29 Fri		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Cancer
Dec 30 Sat		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Cancer
Dec 31 Sun		Waning Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials - Harvest all crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn	Cancer until 00:11 from 00:11 Leo