Biodynamic planting calendar January 16, 2030
Wednesday, January 16, 2030
Day type
Root day
Carrots, beetroot, potatoes, onions — everything that grows below ground.
Moon phase
Waxing Moon
90 % · 399,278 km
- Moon in the constellation
- Taurus
- Element: Earth
- 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
- Taurus
- No change — the Moon stays in the constellation Taurus all day.
- Lunar node — unfavourable for sowing and planting.
Moon on this day
- 08:12Northern turning point — the Moon starts descending
- 22:40Descending lunar node
In the sky
Upcoming sky events
- March 11, 2030, 18:26Lunar occultation
- May 17, 2030, 12:19Supermoon
- June 1, 2030, 07:28Annular solar eclipse