Gardening Moon Calendar 2016 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 2016	Moon Phase		Gardening by the Moon Phase	Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
May 1 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)	Capricorn until 04:13 from 04:13 Aquarius
May 2 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)	Aquarius
May 3 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)	Aquarius until 07:20 from 07:20 Pisces
May 4 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)	Pisces
May 5 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)	Pisces until 07:48 from 07:48 Aries
May 6 Fri		NEW MOON at 19:29	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate	Aries
May 7 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)	Aries until 07:10 from 07:10 Taurus
May 8 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) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn	Taurus
May 9 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)	Taurus until 07:33 from 07:33 Gemini
May 10 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)	Gemini
May 11 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)	Gemini until 10:55 from 10:55 Cancer
May 12 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)	Cancer
May 13 Fri		First Quarter	Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers - Mow lawns (to increase growth) - Graft & Prune (to increase growth)	Cancer until 18:26 from 18:26 Leo
May 14 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
May 15 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)	Leo
May 16 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)	Leo until 05:36 from 05:36 Virgo
May 17 Tue		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 18 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)	Virgo until 18:28 from 18:28 Libra
May 19 Thu		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)	Libra
May 20 Fri		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)	Libra
May 21 Sat		FULL MOON at 21:14	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate Pick medicinal herbs and plants	Libra until 07:01 from 07:01 Scorpio
May 22 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)	Scorpio
May 23 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)	Scorpio until 18:07 from 18:07 Sagittarius
May 24 Tue		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
May 25 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)	Sagittarius
May 26 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)	Sagittarius until 03:23 from 03:23 Capricorn
May 27 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)	Capricorn
May 28 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)	Capricorn until 10:31 from 10:31 Aquarius
May 29 Sun		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)	Aquarius
May 30 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)	Aquarius until 15:05 from 15:05 Pisces
May 31 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)	Pisces