What the calendars say about this day
- 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
- 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
- 04:08–05:08 moonrise
- 10:23–12:23 Moon overhead
- 17:18–18:18 moonset, at dawn or dusk
- 22:48–00:48 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.
The whole day: how it feels, the field, the Schumann resonance →

