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
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
Fishing calendar · LondonAveragemidway between a syzygy and a quarter
- 01:37–02:37 moonset
- 04:35–06:35 Moon underfoot, at dawn or dusk
- 08:34–09:34 moonrise
- 17:06–19:06 Moon overhead
Hunting calendar · LondonAveragedark night, 33 %Season (Lithuania): wild boar, foxes, beavers, pheasantsHunting calendar →
The Moon in the zodiac: Cancer
The Moon in Cancer: 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, the most fertile. Leaf day: lettuce, cabbage, spinach, herbs; also a good day for transplanting and watering.
The whole day: how it feels, the field, the Schumann resonance →