Gardening moon calendar – February 1, 2021
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)February 1, 2021 Date: February 1, 2021 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 20, 21 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 9:29 pm Moonset: ↓ 9:42 am Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 11:29 am) Element: Earth | Air Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days |
20 lunar day – until 9:29 pm
21 lunar day – from 9:29 pm
Moon position on February 1, 2021
On February 1 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 20 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 85%. Moonrise will occur at 9:29 pm and sunset at 9:42 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on February 1, 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 20 lunar day (±).
Today the plants are dormant, but you can generally work on their above-ground parts. Grafting, pruning and moderate pruning of old, diseased and thickening branches, pest and weed control, thinning of seedlings, pruning of whiskers without damaging the roots, harvesting of mature plants. Avoid heavy watering on this day as the roots may start to rot.
Current phase – Waning Gibbous (±).
The moon is waning, which means that the active energy is beginning to flow into the lower part of the plants. This is a good time to sow crops that produce underground. The high sensitivity of the roots at this time imposes certain restrictions on careless manipulation with them. Pest control, weeding, thinning out of seedlings, pruning of shoots and whiskers, fertilisation with organic substances can be carried out strictly under the roots. It is a good time to harvest, as the fruit will keep longer.
Influence of the day of the week – Monday (±).
Monday is favoured by the Moon, so rely more on your intuition. Do what your inner voice tells you to do, trust it completely today. If it tells you to weed all the ridges, well, you'll have to do that tedious job, and if it asks you to limit yourself to watering the plants under your control, then you won't have to do anything else.
