Gardening moon calendar – August 23, 2021
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)August 23, 2021 Date: August 23, 2021 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 15, 16 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 8:00 pm Moonset: ↓ 5:39 am Moon Sign: Pisces ♓ Element: Water Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Leaf Days |
15 lunar day – until 8:00 pm
16 lunar day – from 8:00 pm
Moon position on August 23, 2021
On August 23 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Pisces ♓, according to the calendar it is the 15 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 99%. Moonrise will occur at 8:00 pm and sunset at 5:39 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on August 23, 2021
At midday, the Moon is in the Pisces ♓ (+).
It is considered one of the most productive signs of the lunar cycle. Harvests will be abundant, as in Cancer, but stored crops will not last very long. In Pisces it is better to deal with sowing and transplanting any plants, planting on a permanent place of grown seedlings, loosening, moderate rooting and watering. Do not treat plants from diseases and pests, rejuvenating and corrective pruning.
The middle of the day falls on the 15 lunar day (+).
Energy on this day is bubbling and often out of control. It is better to concentrate on loosening the soil, making beds, applying organic and mineral fertiliser and harvesting. If possible, avoid picking, pruning, cutting and grafting.
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.
