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Gardening Moon Calendar – August 2022

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August 2022 – Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide

Please read this first:

1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:

Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.

  • a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
  • b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.

2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)

There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

  • a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
  • b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date
2022		 Moon Phase Gardening by the
Moon Phase		 Gardening by the
Moon Zodiac Sign

Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons)
Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
Aug 1
Mon		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
LeoLeo

until 16:59
root Days
from 16:59

VirgoVirgo
Aug 2
Tue		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 3
Wed		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 4
Thu		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo

until 01:09
flower Days
from 01:09

LibraLibra
Aug 5
Fri		 First Quarter Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra
Aug 6
Sat		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra

until 06:36
leaf Days
from 06:36

ScorpioScorpio
Aug 7
Sun		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
leaf Days
ScorpioScorpio
Aug 8
Mon		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
leaf Days
ScorpioScorpio

until 09:07
fruit Days
from 09:07

SagittariusSagittarius
Aug 9
Tue		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
SagittariusSagittarius
Aug 10
Wed		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
SagittariusSagittarius

until 09:28
root Days
from 09:28

CapricornCapricorn
Aug 11
Thu		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
CapricornCapricorn
Aug 12
Fri		 FULL MOON
at 01:35		 Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Pick medicinal herbs and plants
root Days
CapricornCapricorn

until 09:19
flower Days
from 09:19

AquariusAquarius
Aug 13
Sat		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
AquariusAquarius
Aug 14
Sun		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
AquariusAquarius

until 10:44
leaf Days
from 10:44

PiscesPisces
Aug 15
Mon		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
PiscesPisces
Aug 16
Tue		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
PiscesPisces

until 15:36
fruit Days
from 15:36

AriesAries
Aug 17
Wed		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries
Aug 18
Thu		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries
Aug 19
Fri		 Last Quarter Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries

until 00:36
root Days
from 00:36

TaurusTaurus
Aug 20
Sat		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
root Days
TaurusTaurus
Aug 21
Sun		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
root Days
TaurusTaurus

until 12:39
flower Days
from 12:39

GeminiGemini
Aug 22
Mon		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini
Aug 23
Tue		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini
Aug 24
Wed		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini

until 01:26
leaf Days
from 01:26

CancerCancer
Aug 25
Thu		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
CancerCancer
Aug 26
Fri

MoonOppositionSaturn

 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn
leaf Days
CancerCancer

until 13:02
fruit Days
from 13:02

LeoLeo
Aug 27
Sat		 NEW MOON
at 08:16		 Time to rest, celebrate and meditate
fruit Days
LeoLeo
Aug 28
Sun		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
LeoLeo

until 22:45
root Days
from 22:45

VirgoVirgo
Aug 29
Mon		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 30
Tue		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 31
Wed		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo

until 06:33
flower Days
from 06:33

LibraLibra

Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend

Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend
Leaf Days Leaf days (Water Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants from which the intention is to use Leaves and Stems.
  • Ex: Cabbage, Salads, Lettuce, Spinach, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Celeriac.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days).
  • Harvesting in Leaf days is not recommended (products start decomposing in a shorter time).
  • Beekeeping: Working with the hive is not recommended in Leaf days.
Fruit Days Fruit days (Fire Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants that produce Fruits and Seeds.
  • Ex: Cherry, Strawberry, Tomato, Pea, Bean, Corn, Pumpkin, Nut, Cereal, Courgette.
  • Harvesting in Fruit days allows fruits and seeds to have a better storage quality.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days).
  • Beekeeping: Fruit days stimulate the collection of nectar. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
Root Days Root days (Earth Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate Root plants and Root vegetables.
  • Ex: Carrot, Turnip, but also Potato, Beet-root, Garlic, Onion, Leek.
  • Crop should be stored in Root days.
  • Beekeeping: Bees should be encouraged to build more comb.
Flower Days Flower days (Air Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant, cultivate and harvest Flower plants or herbs used for medicinal purposes.
  • Flowers, if cut in these days, have a more intense scent and endure longer.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in these Flower days.
  • Beekeeping: Flower days stimulate brood activity and colony development. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend
NEW MOON

  • Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.


NEW MOON PHASE

New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent)

– Moonlight is increasing

– Strongest gravitational pull

– Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets

  • Sow/Plant: Above ground Leaf plants, Cereals, Grains, Lawns, Herbs, Cucumbers.
  • Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).


FIRST QUARTER PHASE

First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous)

– Moonlight becomes stronger

– Gravitational pull is a little less now

– Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets

  • Sow/Plant: Above ground Fruit plants (with “inside seeds” such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Peas and Bean), Cereals, Grains, Lawns and Flowers.
  • Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).
  • Planting and Grafting take best if done two days just before the Full Moon.
FULL MOON

  • Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.
  • Pick medicinal herbs and plants.


FULL MOON PHASE

Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous)

– Moonlight is decreasing

– Gravitational pull is decreasing

– Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots

  • Sow/Plant: Below ground Root plants such as Potatoes, Carrots & Onions.
    Plant trees, shrubs, biennials & perennials.
  • Jobs: Harvest all crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).


LAST QUARTER PHASE

Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent)

– Moonlight has decreased

– Gravitational pull has decreased

– Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots

  • Barren phase: Time to rest and prepare for the next New Moon.
  • Jobs: Avoid seed sowing.
  • Jobs: Harvest and store crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Destroy weed, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).
Moon Opposition Saturn
MoonOppositionSaturn SPRAYING DAYS

  • Spraying Biodynamic preparations out during Moon opposition Saturn increases soil activity.
  • The MoonMoon represents fertility and germination, while SaturnSaturn represents form and strong structure.
  • It is also a perfect time to plant seeds out.

August 2022 – Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide

Please read this first:

1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:

Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.

  • a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
  • b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days

Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.

2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)

There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:

  • a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
  • b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac

Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.

Date
2022		 Moon Phase Gardening by the
Moon Phase		 Gardening by the
Moon Zodiac Sign

Tropical Zodiac (by Seasons)
Sidereal Zodiac (Maria Thun)
Aug 1
Mon		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 2
Tue		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo

until 04:06
flower Days
from 04:06

LibraLibra
Aug 3
Wed		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra
Aug 4
Thu		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra

until 11:47
leaf Days
from 11:47

ScorpioScorpio
Aug 5
Fri		 First Quarter Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
leaf Days
ScorpioScorpio
Aug 6
Sat		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
leaf Days
ScorpioScorpio

until 16:39
fruit Days
from 16:39

SagittariusSagittarius
Aug 7
Sun		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
SagittariusSagittarius
Aug 8
Mon		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
fruit Days
SagittariusSagittarius

until 18:39
root Days
from 18:39

CapricornCapricorn
Aug 9
Tue		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
CapricornCapricorn
Aug 10
Wed		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
CapricornCapricorn

until 18:45
flower Days
from 18:45

AquariusAquarius
Aug 11
Thu		 Waxing Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants
also Cereals and Flowers
Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon)

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
AquariusAquarius
Aug 12
Fri		 FULL MOON
at 01:35		 Time to rest, celebrate and meditate

Pick medicinal herbs and plants
flower Days
AquariusAquarius

until 18:45
leaf Days
from 18:45

PiscesPisces
Aug 13
Sat		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
PiscesPisces
Aug 14
Sun		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
PiscesPisces

until 20:43
fruit Days
from 20:43

AriesAries
Aug 15
Mon		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries
Aug 16
Tue		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries
Aug 17
Wed		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
AriesAries

until 02:23
root Days
from 02:23

TaurusTaurus
Aug 18
Thu		 Waning Gibbous Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
root Days
TaurusTaurus
Aug 19
Fri		 Last Quarter Sow/Plant:
Below ground plants, especially Root plants
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials

– Harvest all crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
root Days
TaurusTaurus

until 12:07
flower Days
from 12:07

GeminiGemini
Aug 20
Sat		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini
Aug 21
Sun		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini
Aug 22
Mon		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
flower Days
GeminiGemini

until 00:29
leaf Days
from 00:29

CancerCancer
Aug 23
Tue		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
CancerCancer
Aug 24
Wed		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
leaf Days
CancerCancer

until 13:09
fruit Days
from 13:09

LeoLeo
Aug 25
Thu		 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)
fruit Days
LeoLeo
Aug 26
Fri

MoonOppositionSaturn

 Waning Crescent Barren phase:
Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing

– Harvest and store crops
– Fertilize, Transplant
– Destroy weed
– Mow lawns & Prune (to reduce growth)

Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn
fruit Days
LeoLeo
Aug 27
Sat		 NEW MOON
at 08:16		 Time to rest, celebrate and meditate
fruit Days
LeoLeo

until 00:25
root Days
from 00:25

VirgoVirgo
Aug 28
Sun		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo
Aug 29
Mon		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
root Days
VirgoVirgo

until 09:45
flower Days
from 09:45

LibraLibra
Aug 30
Tue		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra
Aug 31
Wed		 Waxing Crescent Sow/Plant:
Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants
also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers

– Mow lawns (to increase growth)
– Graft & Prune (to increase growth)
flower Days
LibraLibra

until 17:11
leaf Days
from 17:11

ScorpioScorpio

Gardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend

Biodynamic Calendar – Icon Legend
Leaf Days Leaf days (Water Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants from which the intention is to use Leaves and Stems.
  • Ex: Cabbage, Salads, Lettuce, Spinach, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Celeriac.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days).
  • Harvesting in Leaf days is not recommended (products start decomposing in a shorter time).
  • Beekeeping: Working with the hive is not recommended in Leaf days.
Fruit Days Fruit days (Fire Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate plants that produce Fruits and Seeds.
  • Ex: Cherry, Strawberry, Tomato, Pea, Bean, Corn, Pumpkin, Nut, Cereal, Courgette.
  • Harvesting in Fruit days allows fruits and seeds to have a better storage quality.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in Flower days (or Fruit days).
  • Beekeeping: Fruit days stimulate the collection of nectar. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
Root Days Root days (Earth Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant and cultivate Root plants and Root vegetables.
  • Ex: Carrot, Turnip, but also Potato, Beet-root, Garlic, Onion, Leek.
  • Crop should be stored in Root days.
  • Beekeeping: Bees should be encouraged to build more comb.
Flower Days Flower days (Air Element)

  • It is the appropriate time to sow, transplant, cultivate and harvest Flower plants or herbs used for medicinal purposes.
  • Flowers, if cut in these days, have a more intense scent and endure longer.
  • Leaf plants should be harvested in these Flower days.
  • Beekeeping: Flower days stimulate brood activity and colony development. Bees are also supposed to be more gentle these days.
Gardening by the Moon Phase – Legend
NEW MOON

  • Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.


NEW MOON PHASE

New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent)

– Moonlight is increasing

– Strongest gravitational pull

– Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets

  • Sow/Plant: Above ground Leaf plants, Cereals, Grains, Lawns, Herbs, Cucumbers.
  • Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).


FIRST QUARTER PHASE

First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous)

– Moonlight becomes stronger

– Gravitational pull is a little less now

– Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets

  • Sow/Plant: Above ground Fruit plants (with “inside seeds” such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Peas and Bean), Cereals, Grains, Lawns and Flowers.
  • Jobs: Graft, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to increase growth).
  • Planting and Grafting take best if done two days just before the Full Moon.
FULL MOON

  • Time to rest, celebrate and meditate.
  • Pick medicinal herbs and plants.


FULL MOON PHASE

Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous)

– Moonlight is decreasing

– Gravitational pull is decreasing

– Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots

  • Sow/Plant: Below ground Root plants such as Potatoes, Carrots & Onions.
    Plant trees, shrubs, biennials & perennials.
  • Jobs: Harvest all crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).


LAST QUARTER PHASE

Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent)

– Moonlight has decreased

– Gravitational pull has decreased

– Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots

  • Barren phase: Time to rest and prepare for the next New Moon.
  • Jobs: Avoid seed sowing.
  • Jobs: Harvest and store crops, Fertilize, Transplant, Destroy weed, Mow lawns & Prune foliage (to reduce growth).
Moon Opposition Saturn
MoonOppositionSaturn SPRAYING DAYS

  • Spraying Biodynamic preparations out during Moon opposition Saturn increases soil activity.
  • The MoonMoon represents fertility and germination, while SaturnSaturn represents form and strong structure.
  • It is also a perfect time to plant seeds out.

Religious Holidays August 2022

Monday Lammas Christian Holidays Aug 1, 2022 Yesterday
Tuesday Naga Panchami Hindu Holidays Aug 2, 2022 Today
Saturday Tisha B’Av Jewish Holidays Aug 6, 2022 in 4 days
Monday Ashura Muslim Holidays Aug 8, 2022 in 6 days
Monday Ashura Eve Muslim Holidays Aug 8, 2022 in 6 days
Thursday Raksha Bandhan Hindu Holidays Aug 11, 2022 in 9 days
Friday Varalakshmi Vrata Hindu Holidays Aug 12, 2022 in 10 days
Saturday Bon Festival Buddhist Holidays Aug 13, 2022 in 11 days
Monday The Assumption of Mary Christian Holidays Aug 15, 2022 in 13 days
Thursday Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Holidays Aug 18, 2022 in 16 days
Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Holidays Aug 31, 2022 in 29 days

August 2022 Holidays & Observances Worldwide

There is a total of 276 public holidays and observances in August of 2022 for over 230 countries and 3300 locations around the world. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays & observances along with when and where they are observed.

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Date Holiday Location
Monday, August 1, 2022 Carnival Holiday Antigua and Barbuda
Monday, August 1, 2022 August Monday Anguilla
Monday, August 1, 2022 New South Wales Bank Holiday Australia
Monday, August 1, 2022 Northern Territory Picnic Day Australia
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Barbados
Monday, August 1, 2022 Kadooment Day Barbados
Monday, August 1, 2022 Independence Day Benin
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day The Bahamas
Monday, August 1, 2022 Buddha’s First Sermon Bhutan
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Belize
Monday, August 1, 2022 Civic/Provincial Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 Saskatchewan Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 Terry Fox Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 New Brunswick Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 British Columbia Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 Natal Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 Heritage Day Canada
Monday, August 1, 2022 Parents’ Day Congo Democratic Republic
Monday, August 1, 2022 Swiss National Day Switzerland
Monday, August 1, 2022 Army Day China
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Dominica
Monday, August 1, 2022 Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney) Guernsey
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Guyana
Monday, August 1, 2022 August Bank Holiday Ireland
Monday, August 1, 2022 Commerce Day Iceland
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Jamaica
Monday, August 1, 2022 Santo Domingo Celebrations Start Nicaragua
Monday, August 1, 2022 Gualdalcanal Province Day Solomon Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022 Armed Forces Day Syria
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Turks and Caicos Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022 National Children’s Day Tuvalu
Monday, August 1, 2022 Summer Bank Holiday United Kingdom
Monday, August 1, 2022 Colorado Day United States
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Monday, August 1, 2022 Emancipation Monday British Virgin Islands
Monday, August 1, 2022 Farmers’ Day Zambia
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Carnival Holiday Antigua and Barbuda
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Day off for Emancipation Day Barbados
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Our Lady of Los Ángeles Costa Rica
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Culturama Day Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Republic Day North Macedonia
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Emancipation Tuesday British Virgin Islands
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day) Canada
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Freedom Day Equatorial Guinea
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Martyrs’ Day Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Nigerien Independence Day Niger
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Makira-Ulawa Province Day Solomon Islands
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 San Salvador Day 1 (S. Salvador only) El Salvador
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Flag’s Day Venezuela
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Emancipation Wednesday British Virgin Islands
Thursday, August 4, 2022 August Thursday Anguilla
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Constitution Day Cook Islands
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Chinese Valentine’s Day China
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Founders’ Day Ghana
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Matice Slovenska Day Slovakia
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Chinese Valentine’s Day Taiwan
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Coast Guard Birthday United States
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Barack Obama Day United States
Thursday, August 4, 2022 National Guard’s Day Venezuela
Friday, August 5, 2022 Constitution Day Anguilla
Friday, August 5, 2022 National Day Burkina Faso
Friday, August 5, 2022 Feast of the White Virgin Spain
Friday, August 5, 2022 The Day of Our Lady of Africa Spain
Friday, August 5, 2022 Victory Day Croatia
Friday, August 5, 2022 Youth Day Kiribati
Friday, August 5, 2022 Umuganura Day Rwanda
Friday, August 5, 2022 San Salvador Day 2 (S. Salvador only) El Salvador
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Independence Day Bolivia
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Tisha B’Av Eve Israel
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Independence Day Jamaica
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Hiroshima Memorial Day Japan
Saturday, August 6, 2022 Celebrations of San Salvador El Salvador
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Tisha B’Av Australia
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Ashoora Bahrain
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Tisha B’Av Canada
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Independence Day Cote d’Ivoire
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Battle of Boyacá Day Colombia
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Tisha B’Av Israel
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Friendship Day India
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Tassoua Iran
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Ashura Pakistan
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Tisha B’Av United Kingdom
Sunday, August 7, 2022 American Family Day United States
Sunday, August 7, 2022 Purple Heart Day United States
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Afghanistan
Monday, August 8, 2022 Muharram/Islamic New Year Australia
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Australia
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashoora (second day) Bahrain
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Canada
Monday, August 8, 2022 Day off for Independence Day Cote d’Ivoire
Monday, August 8, 2022 Peace Festival in Augsburg Germany
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Germany
Monday, August 8, 2022 Day of Achura Algeria
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Egypt
Monday, August 8, 2022 Carnival (First Day) Grenada
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Gambia
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashoura Lebanon
Monday, August 8, 2022 Feast of Saint Roman Eve Monaco
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Holiday Pakistan
Monday, August 8, 2022 Tamkharit Senegal
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura Somalia
Monday, August 8, 2022 Father’s Day Taiwan
Monday, August 8, 2022 Farmers’ Day Tanzania
Monday, August 8, 2022 Ashura United Kingdom
Monday, August 8, 2022 Victory Day United States
Monday, August 8, 2022 Heroes’ Day Zimbabwe
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Ashura Bangladesh
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Carnival (Second Day) Grenada
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Muharram/Ashura India
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Nagasaki Memorial Day Japan
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Feast of Saint Roman Monaco
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 National Day Singapore
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Indigenous Peoples Day Suriname
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People United States
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 National Women’s Day South Africa
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Defence Forces Day Zimbabwe
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland Australia
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Independence Day Ecuador
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Last Day of Santo Domingo Celebrations Nicaragua
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Day of the Victims of Mining Disasters Slovakia
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Raksha Bandhan Bangladesh
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) India
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Mountain Day Japan
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Raksha Bandhan Sri Lanka
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Nikini Full Moon Poya Day Sri Lanka
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Raksha Bandhan Myanmar
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Independence Day Chad
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Day of Frontiersmen Turkmenistan
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Raksha Bandhan United Kingdom
Friday, August 12, 2022 Spirit Festival China
Friday, August 12, 2022 Day off for Independence Day Ecuador
Friday, August 12, 2022 Hungry Ghost Festival Hong Kong
Friday, August 12, 2022 Raksha Bandhan Indonesia
Friday, August 12, 2022 Janai Purnima Nepal
Friday, August 12, 2022 Gai Jatra Nepal
Friday, August 12, 2022 The Queen’s Birthday Thailand
Friday, August 12, 2022 Hungry Ghost Festival Taiwan
Friday, August 12, 2022 International Youth Day United States
Saturday, August 13, 2022 Independence Day Central African Republic
Saturday, August 13, 2022 Women’s and Family Day Tunisia
Sunday, August 14, 2022 Father’s Day Brazil
Sunday, August 14, 2022 The Day of Cantabria Spain
Sunday, August 14, 2022 Falkland Day Falkland Islands
Sunday, August 14, 2022 Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab Morocco
Sunday, August 14, 2022 Independence Day Pakistan
Sunday, August 14, 2022 National Navajo Code Talkers Day United States
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Andorra
Monday, August 15, 2022 San Martín Day Argentina
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Austria
Monday, August 15, 2022 National Mourning Day Bangladesh
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Belgium
Monday, August 15, 2022 Discovery Day Canada
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Central African Republic
Monday, August 15, 2022 Independence Day Congo
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Switzerland
Monday, August 15, 2022 Mother’s Day Costa Rica
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Cabo Verde
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of the Virgin Mary Cyprus
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Germany
Monday, August 15, 2022 Flooding of the Nile Egypt
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Spain
Monday, August 15, 2022 Constitution Day Equatorial Guinea
Monday, August 15, 2022 Dormition of the Holy Virgin Greece
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only) Guatemala
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Croatia
Monday, August 15, 2022 Independence Day India
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Italy
Monday, August 15, 2022 Ferragosto Italy
Monday, August 15, 2022 Liberation Day North Korea
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Lebanon
Monday, August 15, 2022 Liechtenstein National Day Liechtenstein
Monday, August 15, 2022 Feast of the Assumption of Mary Lithuania
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Luxembourg
Monday, August 15, 2022 The Feast of Mary’s Assumption Malta
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Mauritius
Monday, August 15, 2022 Foundation of Old Panama City Panama
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary French Polynesia
Monday, August 15, 2022 Founding of Asuncion Paraguay
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Reunion
Monday, August 15, 2022 St Mary’s Day Romania
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Rwanda
Monday, August 15, 2022 Malaita Province Day Solomon Islands
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Seychelles
Monday, August 15, 2022 Day of the Assumption of Mary Vatican City (Holy See)
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Venezuela
Monday, August 15, 2022 Father’s Day Samoa
Monday, August 15, 2022 Assumption of Mary Mayotte
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Restoration Day Dominican Republic
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Independence Day Gabon
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Parsi New Year India
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Bennington Battle Day United States
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Assumption Day Holiday Vatican City (Holy See)
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Flag Day Bolivia
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Independence Day Gabon
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Indonesian Independence Day Indonesia
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day Slovenia
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Janmashtami Bangladesh
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Janmashtami (Smarta) India
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Janmashtami Myanmar
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Janmashtami (Smarta) United Kingdom
Friday, August 19, 2022 Independence Day (National Day) Afghanistan
Friday, August 19, 2022 Gold Cup Parade Canada
Friday, August 19, 2022 Feast of Saint Maginus Spain
Friday, August 19, 2022 Janmashtami Indonesia
Friday, August 19, 2022 Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s day Norway
Friday, August 19, 2022 Shree Krishna Janamashtami Nepal
Friday, August 19, 2022 Day of the Tribes Nauru
Friday, August 19, 2022 Janmashtami Pakistan
Friday, August 19, 2022 World Humanitarian Day United States
Friday, August 19, 2022 Hawaii Statehood Day United States
Friday, August 19, 2022 National Aviation Day United States
Friday, August 19, 2022 Janmashtami South Africa
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Independence Restoration Day Estonia
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Hungary National Day Hungary
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People Morocco
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Isese Day Nigeria
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Our Lady of Sorrows Portugal
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Gospel Day (Kosrae) Micronesia
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Youth Day Morocco
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Ninoy Aquino Day Philippines
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) Pakistan
Sunday, August 21, 2022 Day of the Victims of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia Slovakia
Sunday, August 21, 2022 International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism United States
Sunday, August 21, 2022 National Senior Citizens Day United States
Monday, August 22, 2022 Gospel Day (Kosrae) observed Micronesia
Monday, August 22, 2022 Our Lady of Graces Portugal
Monday, August 22, 2022 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief United States
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Day of Remembrance for Victims of Communism and Nazism Estonia
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes Croatia
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition United States
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 National Parks Day Costa Rica
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Flag Day Liberia
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Birthday of the Governor of Malacca Malaysia
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Independence Day (Suspended) Ukraine
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Day of Songun North Korea
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Youth’s Day Mongolia
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Independence Day Uruguay
Friday, August 26, 2022 Heroes’ Day Namibia
Friday, August 26, 2022 National Day of Repentance Papua New Guinea
Friday, August 26, 2022 Susan B. Anthony Day United States
Friday, August 26, 2022 Women’s Equality Day United States
Saturday, August 27, 2022 Special Working Day Kazakhstan
Saturday, August 27, 2022 Independence Day Moldova
Saturday, August 27, 2022 Lyndon Baines Johnson Day United States
Sunday, August 28, 2022 Day of the Assumption of Mary Georgia
Sunday, August 28, 2022 Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) North Macedonia
Monday, August 29, 2022 Summer Bank Holiday (except Alderney) Guernsey
Monday, August 29, 2022 Late Summer Bank Holiday Gibraltar
Monday, August 29, 2022 Summer Bank Holiday Isle of Man
Monday, August 29, 2022 Constitution Day (extra holiday) Kazakhstan
Monday, August 29, 2022 Public Sector Holiday Peru
Monday, August 29, 2022 National Heroes Day Philippines
Monday, August 29, 2022 August Bank Holiday Saint Helena
Monday, August 29, 2022 National Uprising Day Slovakia
Monday, August 29, 2022 Summer Bank Holiday United Kingdom
Monday, August 29, 2022 International Day against Nuclear Tests United States
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons in the Homeland War Croatia
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Constitution Day Kazakhstan
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Hartalika Teej Nepal
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Santa Rosa De Lima Peru
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Popular Consultation Day East Timor
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Victory Day Turkey
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi United Kingdom
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi Bangladesh
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi India
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi Sri Lanka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Language Day Moldova
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi Myanmar
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Malaysia’s National Day Malaysia
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi Pakistan
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 International Day for People of African Descent United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 International Overdose Awareness Day United States
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi South Africa

From calendarific.com

AUGUST PAGAN CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES

AUG. 1: LUGHNASSADH / LAMMAS SABBAT: First Harvest—Bread Harvest. First Harvest Festival of the Celtic Sun God Lugh.

AUG. 2: Feast of the Black Madonna – Gnostic celebration of the Dark Goddess

AUG. 3: Day of the Dryads – Greek celebration of the Macedonian maiden spirits of woods and water.

AUG. 3-4: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis (Roman Diana) – Defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors.

AUG. 5: Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins.

AUG. 6: Celtic Fire Festival of Tan Hill.

AUG. 9: Druid Feast of the Fire Spirits
– Roman Vinalia Rustica: wine festival of Venus and Pan

AUG. 11-13: Feast of Father Sky – Honoring God as Obatala (Yoruba/Santeria), Ouranos (Greek), Svarog (Slavic), Thor (Norse), Taranis (Celtic), Dyaus (Hindu).
– Celtic Puck Fair – Fertility Festival.

AUG. 12: The Lights of Isis, Festival of the Egyptian Goddess Isis.

AUG. 19: Roman Vinalia: Marriage of Bacchus

AUG. 20: Marriage of the God and Goddess—Sun God enters Earth Goddess and rules Underworld as Lord of the Shadows.

AUG. 21: Festival of Hecate—Invoking her to protect the harvests now that the God resides within her aspect as the Earth Goddess.

AUG. 21: Greek Festival of Hecate – To protect the harvest.

AUG. 24: Feast of Egyptian God Osiris – Partner and true love of Isis, and father of Horus; guide of all husbands, fathers, and judges.

AUG. 25: Norse God Odin receives knowledge.
– Roman Festival of Goddess Ops – Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest and Sustainer of Life.

AUG.27: Feast of Egyptian Goddess Isis – Partner and true love of Osiris, and mother of Horus; guide of all wives, mothers, healers, advocates, and teachers.

AUG. 28: Norse Harvest Festival.

AUG. 29 -Sep 11: Return of Isis – Egyptian festival marking the return to Egypt of Goddess Isis (as the star of Sept/Sirius) and God Osiris (as the rising Nile River).

From WiccanFamilyTemple.org

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

Spell for Today – Daily Prayer to the Goddess – Printable

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

July 31 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 July 31

Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

Explanation: Why does this galaxy have a ring of bright blue stars? Beautiful island universe Messier 94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici). A popular target for Earth-based astronomers, the face-on spiral galaxy is about 30,000 light-years across, with spiral arms sweeping through the outskirts of its broad disk. But this Hubble Space Telescope field of view spans about 7,000 light-years across M94‘s central region. The featured close-up highlights the galaxy’s compact, bright nucleus, prominent inner dust lanes, and the remarkable bluish ring of young massive stars. The ring stars are all likely less than 10 million years old, indicating that M94 is a starburst galaxy that is experiencing an epoch of rapid star formation from inspiraling gas. The circular ripple of blue stars is likely a wave propagating outward, having been triggered by the gravity and rotation of a oval matter distributions. Because M94 is relatively nearby, astronomers can better explore details of its starburst ring.

July 31 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian’s invasion of Egypt

1620 Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America

1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties

1961 Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant

2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end

Today’s Historical Events

30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to Octavian’s invasion of Egypt

432 St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

768 [Philip] begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope

781 The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781)

1291 Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine

1415 The Southampton plot to assassinate English king Henry V and put Edmund Mortimer on the throne is uncovered

1423 Hundred Years’ War: Battle of Cravant – the French army is defeated by the English on the banks of the river Yonne in Burgundy

  • 1451 Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1912 US government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights (censorship)

1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, Iowa (CBS) 1st broadcast

1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, West Virginia (NBC) 1st broadcast

1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast

1969 KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting

1970 Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”

1974 6th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1984 Leeza Gibbon’s 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1786 “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect” by Robert Burns is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland

1948 “Brigadoon” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances

1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their 1st British No. 1 single with “Living’ Doll” (biggest British single of 1959)

1966 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon‘s anti-Jesus remark

1967 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence

1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free

1979 “But Never Jam Today” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 7 performances

1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1910 Tour de France: Octave Lapize of France wins by just 4 points from Team Alcyon teammate François Faber of Luxembourg

1928 Halina Konopacka of Poland hurls discus world record 39.62m to win first gold medal in women’s Olympic athletics at the Amsterdam Games; American Lillian Copeland and Ruth Sveberg of Sweden take minor medals

1928 In the first women’s Olympic track event, American sprinter Elizabeth Robinson equals her own world record 12.2s to win 100m gold medal in Amsterdam; Canadians Fanny Rosenfeld & Ethel Smith dead-heat (12.3s)

1930 NY Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in 8 runs with a grand slam and 2 doubles in a 14-13 win over the rival Boston Red Sox

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 6th straight title as Jean Borotra beats American Wilmer Allison 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 for unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 3-2

1932 Cleveland Indians christen their new home, Municipal Stadium before more than 76,000 fans; lose opener, 1-0 to the Philadelphia A’s

1932 26th Tour de France: French cyclist André Leducq wins after tallying 6 stage victories; his second Tour triumph (1930)

1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Fred Perry beats American Frank Shields 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 15-13 to give Great Britain unassailable 3-1 lead to retain title; ends 4-1

1.2 billion-year-old groundwater is some of the oldest on Earth

Groundwater that was recently discovered deep underground in a mine in South Africa is estimated to be 1.2 billion years old. Researchers suspect that the groundwater is some of the oldest on the planet, and its chemical interactions with the surrounding rock could offer new insights about energy production and storage in Earth’s crust.

In fact, Oliver Warr, a research associate in the department of Earth sciences at the University of Toronto in Canada and lead author of a new study about the groundwater discovery, described the location in a statement as a “Pandora’s box of helium-and-hydrogen-producing power.”

 

The South African groundwater was also enriched in the highest concentration of radiogenic products — elements produced by radioactivity — yet discovered in fluids, according to the study, demonstrating that ancient groundwater sites may one day potentially serve as energy sources.

The gold and uranium mine, known as Moab Khotsong, sits about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Johannesburg and is home to one of the world’s deepest mine shafts, plunging to depths of 1.86 miles (3 km) below the surface at its deepest, according to the mine (opens in new tab).

The new find follows the prior discovery of approximately 1.8 billion-year-old groundwater made during a 2013 research expedition (also led by Warr). That finding occurred at Kidd Creek Mine in Ontario, which lies beneath the Canadian Shield, a geologic structure comprised of igneous 

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A Laugh for Today

30 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

31 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Leo 24
Moon:10 Virgo 41
Mercury:23 Leo 38
Venus:16 Cancer 25
Mars:17 Taurus 50
Jupiter:08 Aries 42 Rx
Saturn:22 Aquarius 56 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 41
Neptune:25 Pisces 09 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 05 Rx

True Lunar Node:18 Taurus 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):12 Cancer 00

Chiron:16 Aries 22 Rx
Ceres:03 Leo 32
Pallas:12 Gemini 38
Juno:21 Pisces 23 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 42 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

31 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Leo 12
Moon:08 Virgo 06
Mercury:23 Leo 15
Venus:16 Cancer 10
Mars:17 Taurus 42
Jupiter:08 Aries 42 Rx
Saturn:22 Aquarius 57 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 41
Neptune:25 Pisces 09 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 05 Rx

True Lunar Node:18 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 58

Chiron:16 Aries 22 Rx
Ceres:03 Leo 26
Pallas:12 Gemini 32
Juno:21 Pisces 23 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 44 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

31 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 53
Moon:04 Virgo 00
Mercury:22 Leo 40
Venus:15 Cancer 46
Mars:17 Taurus 29
Jupiter:08 Aries 43 Rx
Saturn:22 Aquarius 59 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 40
Neptune:25 Pisces 10 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 06 Rx

True Lunar Node:18 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 56

Chiron:16 Aries 23 Rx
Ceres:03 Leo 17
Pallas:12 Gemini 23
Juno:21 Pisces 24 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 48 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

July 30 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy

1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.

1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body

1863 Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah

1869 The Charles, considered the world’s first “oil tanker”, departs from the United States headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels of oil

1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution

1937 Russian Politburo issues NKVD Order no. 00447, to repress former kulak and anti-soviets, 269,100 to be arrested, 76,000 to be shot. Part of the Great Purge.

Today’s Historical Events

101 BC Battle of Vercellae: Roman army under Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul, ending the Celto-Germanic threat on Italy’s border with over 100,000 Cimbri killed

579 Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

657 St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I

762 City of Baghdad founded by abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, just north of ancient Baghdad

1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy

1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.

1537 Resistant of Bomy: French Dutch cease fire

1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1930 1st broadcast of “Death Valley Days” on NBC-radio

1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont)

1953 Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance

1969 Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas

1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

1975 7th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1976 Future TV personality (‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’) and transgender figure, Bruce Jenner (now Caitlin Jenner) sets WR 8,618 points to win decathlon gold at Montreal Olympics

1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb reaches number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France’s national anthem for 1st time

1824 Gioachino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris

1954 Elvis Presley joins the Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71

1965 Charles Ives‘ “From the Steeples & the Mountains” premieres

1965 Duke Ellington‘s “Golden Brown & the Green Apple” premieres

1966 Beatles’ “Yesterday… & Today” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks

1971 George Harrison releases single “Bangladesh”

1972 “Ain’t Supposed to Die Death” closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1844 1st US yacht club – NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack

1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles

1884 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves

1905 3rd Tour de France won by Louis Trousselier of France

1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris

1909 John Heyder becomes president of baseball’s National League

1911 9th Tour de France won by Gustave Garrigou of France

1930 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event

A Laugh for Today

30 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

30 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 27
Moon:28 Leo 23
Mercury:21 Leo 50
Venus:15 Cancer 12
Mars:17 Taurus 11
Jupiter:08 Aries 43 Rx
Saturn:23 Aquarius 01 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 40
Neptune:25 Pisces 10 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 06 Rx

True Lunar Node:18 Taurus 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 53

Chiron:16 Aries 23 Rx
Ceres:03 Leo 05
Pallas:12 Gemini 09
Juno:21 Pisces 25 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 53 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

30 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 15
Moon:25 Leo 50
Mercury:21 Leo 27
Venus:14 Cancer 57
Mars:17 Taurus 03
Jupiter:08 Aries 43 Rx
Saturn:23 Aquarius 01 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 40
Neptune:25 Pisces 10 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 07 Rx

True Lunar Node:18 Taurus 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 52

Chiron:16 Aries 23 Rx
Ceres:02 Leo 59
Pallas:12 Gemini 03
Juno:21 Pisces 26 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 55 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

30 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Leo 55
Moon:21 Leo 47
Mercury:20 Leo 50
Venus:14 Cancer 33
Mars:16 Taurus 50
Jupiter:08 Aries 43 Rx
Saturn:23 Aquarius 03 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 11 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 07 Rx

True Lunar Node:19 Taurus 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:18 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):11 Cancer 50

Chiron:16 Aries 23 Rx
Ceres:02 Leo 50
Pallas:11 Gemini 54
Juno:21 Pisces 27 Rx
Vesta:04 Pisces 58 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:9
Mutable:4

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday

 

Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundaries, Time and Death

Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh

Planet: Saturn

Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius

Angel: Cassel

Colors: Black, Grey and Indigo

Herbs/Plants: Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade and Fir

Stones: Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice

Oil: (Saturn) Cypress, Mimosa, Myrrh, Patchouli

Saturn lends its energies to the last day of the week. Because Saturn is the planet of karma, this day is an excellent time for spellwork involving reincarnation, karmic lessons, the Mysteries, wisdom, and long-term projects.

It is also a good time to being efforts that deal with the elderly, death, or the eradication of pests and disease.

Spell for Today – Collect My Debt Spell

Saturday is the sixth day of the workweek. It’s officially the weekend. Some see it as one of the luckiest days for gambling. It’s one of those days where you can do what you need around your home and relax, as well. You can take care of a little business, then, reap the rewards. It’s a really good day to do collect, courage, reap, gamble, and exercise spells.

 

Collect My Debt Spell

Items needed:

1 sheet of paper
1 pen or pencil
1 gray ribbon
1 white candle
1 penny
1 bottle of glue
1 lighter or match
Light a white candle and close your eyes. Think about the money that is owed to you and how you feel about that situation. If you are angry at the person who owes you money, get rid of that anger now. Get the sheet of paper, bottle of glue, and a penny, and place them in front of you. Now, write down how much is owed to you on the sheet of paper. After that, below where you wrote the figure, glue the penny to the paper. Allow the glue to dry. Without breaking the penny from the paper, roll the paper up and tie the gray ribbon around it. Place the scroll you just made under your bed. Soon, you should be able to collect the debt. Once you collect the debt, remove the penny, give it away, and discard the scroll.

A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities
Helga C. Loueen

 

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Ankh

From moonlitpriestess.com

An ancient Egyptian symbol resembling a cross with a loop at the top. It symbolizes life and cosmic knowledge. Most Egyptian Gods and Goddess are shown carrying one. Also known as the crux ansata, the Ankh is used in modern craft for fertility and health.

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!