Biodynamic planting calendar August 9, 2029
Thursday, August 9, 2029
Day type
Leaf day
Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, herbs — everything grown for its leaves.
Moon phase
New Moon
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- Moon in the constellation
- Cancer
- Element: Water
- 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
- Cancer
- No change — the Moon stays in the constellation Cancer all day.
In the sky
Upcoming sky events
- August 12, 2029, 22:00Meteor shower peak: Perseids
- December 20, 2029, 22:42Total lunar eclipse
- January 3, 2030, 23:00Meteor shower peak: Quadrantids
- March 11, 2030, 18:26Lunar occultation
- May 17, 2030, 12:19Supermoon