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: unfavourable, waning crescent: rest and weeding, no sowing
- Fruiting crops: unfavourable, waning crescent: rest and weeding, no sowing
- Root and bulb crops: favourable, the Moon in an earth sign: a root day
- Flowers: unfavourable, waning crescent: rest and weeding, no sowing
- Planting and transplanting: neutral, waning crescent: possible, tradition prefers the previous quarter
- Weeding, pruning, harvest: favourable, waning crescent: weeding, pruning and clearing by tradition
Fishing calendar · LondonAveragemidway between a syzygy and a quarter
- 00:45–01:45 moonrise
- 07:02–09:02 Moon overhead
- 14:01–15:01 moonset
- 19:24–21:24 Moon underfoot
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.
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