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The Moon on 18 October 2026: first quarter

On this day the Moon is a first quarter, 47% lit, lunar day 8. It stands in Capricorn: a root day, a half-fertile sign. The haircut calendar says "favourable", the planting calendar: roots. Below, all three calendars for this day and the products of the day's theme.

PhaseFirst quarter47 %
Lunar day8an ordinary day
Moon signCapricornroot dayNext eventFirst quarter18 Oct

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 · Roots
  • Leafy crops and herbs: favourable, waxing gibbous: above-ground crops are sown
  • Fruiting crops: favourable, waxing gibbous: fruiting crops are sown by tradition
  • Root and bulb crops: favourable, the Moon in an earth sign: a root day
  • Flowers: favourable, waxing gibbous: flowers are sown by tradition
  • Planting and transplanting: neutral, waxing gibbous: possible, tradition prefers the waning Moon
  • Weeding, pruning, harvest: neutral, waxing gibbous: ordinary care
Planting calendar →
Fishing calendar · LondonWeakaround the first or last quarter: the weakest solunar days
  • 05:43–07:43 Moon underfoot, at dawn or dusk
  • 14:47–15:47 moonrise
  • 18:07–20:07 Moon overhead
  • 22:34–23:34 moonset
Fishing calendar →
Hunting calendar · LondonWeakdark night, 48 % · rut: red deer, fallow deerSeason (Lithuania): moose, red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, wild boar, wolves, foxes, beavers, martens and polecats, badgers, geese, ducks, woodcock and snipe, pheasants, wood pigeonsHunting calendar →

The Moon in the zodiac: Capricorn

The Moon in Capricorn: 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: potatoes, beetroot, root crops for storage, garlic and bulbs in autumn; pruning.

Planting by the signs →

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