Gardening moon calendar – October 6, 2021

Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)

October 6, 2021

Libra

Moon 6 October
NEW MOON at 11:05:44
Illumination: 0%

Date: October 6, 2021

Day of the week: Wednesday

Moon age: 29, 30, 1 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 5:44 am

Moonset:   ↓ 5:49 pm

Moon Sign: Libra ♎

Element: Air

Moon phase: NEW MOON at 11:05:44

Plant part: Flower Days

29 lunar day – until 5:44 am
30 lunar day – from 5:44 am until 11:05 am
1 lunar day – from 11:05 am

Moon position on October 6, 2021

On October 6 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the NEW MOON at 11:05:44 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 1 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 0%. Moonrise will occur at 5:44 am and sunset at 5:49 pm.

Influence and characteristics of the Moon on October 6, 2021

At midday, the Moon is in the Libra ♎ (±).

This sign has above average fertility. For this reason, Libra is often classified as one of the most fertile signs of the zodiac. The harvest from crops planted on this day will be moderately abundant and of very high quality. It will also be possible to use it for harvesting your seeds. Libra is the most favourable time to sow ornamental and berry bushes, as well as bulbous flowers. This is a good time for transplanting, feeding and watering plants under the root, rooting cuttings, loosening, weeding, shaping and rejuvenating pruning, pinching. It is not a good time to start grafting or spraying plants, especially in greenhouses.

The middle of the day falls on the 1 lunar day ().

This day can be used for pest and weed control, cutting out weeds and diseased shoots, and pinching vegetables. Seed collection and harvesting will also be successful. Do not plant, loosen and aerate the soil, graft and oculi. Damaged roots will recover very slowly.

Current phase – NEW MOON at 11:05:44 ().

An extremely unfavourable day for working with plants. If possible, devote it to weeding, pest control and various preparatory tasks. A little watering and light tilling of the soil is acceptable.

Influence of the day of the week – Wednesday (+).

Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. It is considered a good day for any work on the property. It is even possible to make a small margin for the second half of the week.

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