Gardening Moon Calendar 2004 May, 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 2004	Moon Phase		Gardening by the Moon Phase	Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
May 1 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)	Leo until 07:23 from 07:23 Virgo
May 2 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)	Virgo
May 3 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)	Virgo until 10:36 from 10:36 Libra
May 4 Tue		FULL MOON at 20:33	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate Pick medicinal herbs and plants	Libra
May 5 Wed		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)	Libra until 11:22 from 11:22 Scorpio
May 6 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)	Scorpio
May 7 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)	Scorpio until 11:27 from 11:27 Sagittarius
May 8 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) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn	Sagittarius
May 9 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)	Sagittarius until 12:33 from 12:33 Capricorn
May 10 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)	Capricorn
May 11 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)	Capricorn until 16:03 from 16:03 Aquarius
May 12 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)	Aquarius
May 13 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)	Aquarius until 22:36 from 22:36 Pisces
May 14 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)	Pisces
May 15 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)	Pisces
May 16 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)	Pisces until 08:00 from 08:00 Aries
May 17 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)	Aries
May 18 Tue		Waning Crescent	Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing - Harvest and store crops - Fertilize, Transplant - Destroy weed - Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)	Aries until 19:32 from 19:32 Taurus
May 19 Wed		NEW MOON at 04:51	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate	Taurus
May 20 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)	Taurus
May 21 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)	Taurus until 08:13 from 08:13 Gemini
May 22 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)	Gemini
May 23 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)	Gemini until 20:56 from 20:56 Cancer
May 24 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)	Cancer
May 25 Tue		Waxing Crescent	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Cancer
May 26 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)	Cancer until 08:10 from 08:10 Leo
May 27 Thu		First Quarter	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Leo
May 28 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)	Leo until 16:25 from 16:25 Virgo
May 29 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)	Virgo
May 30 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)	Virgo until 20:55 from 20:55 Libra
May 31 Mon		Waxing Gibbous	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Libra