Biodynamic planting calendar August 19, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Day type
Flower day
Flowers, broccoli, artichokes — everything that blooms.
Moon phase
Waxing Moon
44 % · 399,502 km
- Moon in the constellation
- Libra
- Element: Light
- Moon’s path
- descending
- The Moon is descending: time for planting, transplanting, pruning and compost.
- The path is the arc, not the light: ascending does not mean waxing.
- Constellation change
- Libra
- No change — the Moon stays in the constellation Libra all day.
In the sky
Upcoming sky events
- August 28, 2026, 05:13Partial lunar eclipse
- September 14, 2026, 10:37Lunar occultation
- November 10, 2026, 00:00Conjunction
- November 22, 2026, 05:30Planetary parade
- December 14, 2026, 14:00Meteor shower peak: Geminids