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Thursday, 20 March 2031

Planting calendar: Root day

Moon in Capricorn · ascending
Moon phase
Waning Moon
Moon’s path
ascending
Constellation
Capricorn · 317.9°
Constellation change
16:16 → Aquarius
Distance
372,111 km
Day quality
favourable
What suits the home garden on this day
  • Sow carrots and radishes direct outdoors
  • Plant onion and shallot sets
  • Plant garlic
  • Lay out potatoes to chit
Preparations

What is due on this day

Horn manure 500

Root day (Earth trigon): especially favourable

Best evening

favourable
Horn silica 501

Ascending Moon: favourable

Best morning

favourable
Barrel compost BC

Root day (Earth trigon): especially favourable

Best evening

favourable
Horsetail 508

Best morning

possible
Valerian 507

Risk of frost: apply in the evening

Best evening

possible
Compost preparations 502–506 + 507
possible
The week

Choose a day

Mon 17 March · Perigee
Weather

Weather for your location

Enter a postcode or share your location — then the forecast for the next 14 days appears here, with a frost warning.

Nature’s season

Pre-spring

Hazel & snowdrops in flower

Average onset dates in Germany (Deutscher Wetterdienst).

  • First sowing under glass (sweet pepper, chilli, aubergine)
  • Prepare beds when frost-free
  • Spread compost
Look ahead

The next good days

Root
Leaf
Flower
Fruit

Favourable means: no lunar node, no perigee, and for root and leaf no apogee either.

Astronomical calculations after Jean Meeus · IAU constellation boundaries · All information without guarantee