Gardening moon calendar – August 7, 2023
Royal Observatory (51°28′40″N 0°00′05″W GMT 0)August 7, 2023 Date: August 7, 2023 Day of the week: Monday Moon age: 21, 22 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 9:59 pm Moonset: ↓ 12:08 pm Moon Sign: Aries ♈ and Taurus ♉ (from 6:32 am) Element: Fire | Earth Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days |
21 lunar day – until 9:59 pm
22 lunar day – from 9:59 pm
Moon position on August 7, 2023
On August 7 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Taurus ♉, according to the calendar it is the 21 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 61%. Moonrise will occur at 9:59 pm and sunset at 12:08 pm.
Influence and characteristics of the Moon on August 7, 2023
At midday, the Moon is in the Taurus ♉ (+).
Taurus is a fertile sign. Plants planted today, after an initial delay in sprouting, will give you confident, vigorous growth and a good crop. However, the fruit will not keep well and will not be suitable for obtaining quality seed. With Taurus, the following types of work are optimal: soaking and sowing, moderate loosening, pinching and pruning, watering, drying, canning and harvesting for long-term storage. However, deep loosening that affects the roots and transplanting plants on this day is better avoided.
The middle of the day falls on the 21 lunar day (+).
If possible, try to get rid of anything that might damage the vegetable garden. I warn you that this rule does not apply to your husband and your cat. Devote your free time to cleaning the house, tidying up the greenhouse and the beds. You can concentrate on pruning trees and shrubs and on cutting vegetable plants. Fertilising, especially root fertilising, will be successful today. It is not a good time for picking and pinching vegetables or for heavy watering.
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.
