Biodynamic planting calendar August 26, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Day type
Root day
Carrots, beetroot, potatoes, onions — everything that grows below ground.
Moon phase
Full Moon
97 % · 396,508 km
- Moon in the constellation
- Capricorn
- Element: Earth
- Moon’s path
- ascending
- The Moon is ascending: time for harvesting, grafting and cut flowers.
- The path is the arc, not the light: ascending does not mean waxing.
- Constellation change
- Capricorn
- No change — the Moon stays in the constellation Capricorn 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