What the calendars say about this day
Haircut calendar
- Haircut: neutral, waning moon: a cut is said to keep its shape longer
- Colouring: neutral, waning moon: colour is said to fade sooner
- Manicure: favourable, waning moon: a manicure is said to last longer
- Hair removal: favourable, waning moon: hair is said to return more slowly
Planting calendar · Roots
- Leafy crops and herbs: neutral, waning gibbous: the tradition turns to roots
- Fruiting crops: neutral, waning gibbous: the tradition turns to roots
- Root and bulb crops: favourable, waning gibbous: root crops are sown and planted by tradition
- Flowers: neutral, waning gibbous: the tradition turns to roots
- Planting and transplanting: favourable, waning gibbous: planting and transplanting by tradition
- Weeding, pruning, harvest: neutral, waning gibbous: ordinary care
Fishing calendar · LondonAveragemidway between a syzygy and a quarter
- 02:25–04:25 Moon overhead
- 09:47–10:47 moonset
- 14:47–16:47 Moon underfoot, at dawn or dusk
- 21:03–22:03 moonrise
The Moon in the zodiac: Virgo
The Moon in Virgo: a earth sign, a root day in the gardeners' tradition; a half-fertile sign. The sign changes every two to three days; what each means in the garden is on the planting calendar.
An earth sign, half-fertile. Root day for root crops and a day for planting flowers and shrubs; vegetables sown in Virgo are said to run to leaf.
The whole day: how it feels, the field, the Schumann resonance →