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The Moon on 19 August 2026: waxing crescent

On this day the Moon is a waxing crescent, 43% lit, lunar day 7. It stands in Scorpio: a leaf day, a fertile sign. The haircut calendar says "favourable", the planting calendar: leafy. Below, all three calendars for this day and the products of the day's theme.

PhaseWaxing crescent43 %
Lunar day7an ordinary day
Moon signScorpioleaf dayNext eventFirst quarter20 Aug

What the calendars say about this day

Haircut calendar
  • Haircut: favourable, waxing moon: hair is said to grow back faster
  • Colouring: favourable, waxing moon: colour is said to hold longer
  • Manicure: neutral, waxing moon: nails are said to grow faster
  • Hair removal: neutral, waxing moon: hair is said to return sooner
Haircut calendar →
Planting calendar · Leafy
  • Leafy crops and herbs: favourable, waxing crescent: leafy crops are sown by tradition
  • Fruiting crops: neutral, waxing crescent: fine, though tradition prefers the next quarter
  • Root and bulb crops: neutral, waxing crescent: tradition waits for the waning Moon
  • Flowers: favourable, waxing crescent: flowers are sown by tradition
  • Planting and transplanting: favourable, the Moon in a fertile sign: planting takes by tradition
  • Weeding, pruning, harvest: neutral, waxing crescent: ordinary care
Planting calendar →
Fishing calendar · LondonWeakaround the first or last quarter: the weakest solunar days
  • 04:58–06:58 Moon underfoot, at dawn or dusk
  • 13:53–14:53 moonrise
  • 17:22–19:22 Moon overhead
  • 21:43–22:43 moonset
Fishing calendar →
Hunting calendar · LondonWeakdark night, 44 % · rut: roe deerSeason (Lithuania): moose, red deer, roe deer, wild boar, foxes, beavers, martens and polecats, ducks, woodcock and snipeHunting calendar →

The Moon in the zodiac: Scorpio

The Moon in Scorpio: a water sign, a leaf day in the gardeners' tradition; a fertile sign. The sign changes every two to three days; what each means in the garden is on the planting calendar.

A water sign, fertile. Leaf day: greens and herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers under glass; a strong day for transplanting.

Planting by the signs →

The whole day: how it feels, the field, the Schumann resonance →

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