Gardening moon calendar – August 31, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)August 31, 2023 Date: August 31, 2023 Day of the week: Thursday Moon age: 15, 16 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 7:21 pm Moonset: ↓ 5:15 am Moon Sign: Pisces ♓ Element: Water Moon phase: FULL MOON (SUPERMOON) at 1:37:04 am Plant part: Leaf Days |
15 lunar day – until 7:21 pm
16 lunar day – from 7:21 pm
Moon position on August 31, 2023
On August 31 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the FULL MOON (SUPERMOON) at 1:37:04 am 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 100%. Moonrise will occur at 7:21 pm and sunset at 5:15 am.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on August 31, 2023
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 – FULL MOON (SUPERMOON) at 1:37:04 am (–).
Today the earth is saturated with lunar energy, but such oversaturation does not benefit plants - seeds and seedlings are not planted during a full moon. On this day you can be busy with weed control, weeding, thinning seedlings, perching and mulching beds. It is a good time to harvest your seeds and medicinal herbs. Salting and drying (but not pickling) harvested crops will also be successful. It is not a good time to prune trees and shrubs, graft or pinch plants.
Influence of the day of the week – Thursday (+).
Thursday is controlled by the giant Jupiter. This is the best day for weeding and transplanting plants. However, any other business will also go well. If you don't have a plan, trust your intuition to tell you what to do first today.
