Gardening Moon Calendar 2053 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 2053	Moon Phase		Gardening by the Moon Phase	Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons) Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
May 1 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)	Virgo until 09:25 from 09:25 Libra
May 2 Fri		FULL MOON at 20:24	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate Pick medicinal herbs and plants	Libra
May 3 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)	Libra until 19:09 from 19:09 Scorpio
May 4 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 5 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
May 6 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)	Scorpio until 06:42 from 06:42 Sagittarius
May 7 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 8 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 19:18 from 19:18 Capricorn
May 9 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 10 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
May 11 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)	Capricorn until 07:10 from 07:10 Aquarius
May 12 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 13 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 16:08 from 16:08 Pisces
May 14 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 15 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 21:07 from 21:07 Aries
May 16 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)	Aries
May 17 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)	Aries until 22:43 from 22:43 Taurus
May 18 Sun		NEW MOON at 03:42	Time to rest, celebrate and meditate	Taurus
May 19 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 22:41 from 22:41 Gemini
May 20 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 21 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 23:03 from 23:03 Cancer
May 22 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 23 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)	Cancer
May 24 Sat		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 01:34 from 01:34 Leo
May 25 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) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn	Leo
May 26 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 07:02 from 07:02 Virgo
May 27 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 28 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 15:18 from 15:18 Libra
May 29 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)	Libra
May 30 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 31 Sat		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 until 01:38 from 01:38 Scorpio