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Perpetual Lunar Gardening Calendar

The Moon's magnetic force pulls all that contains water: the tides of our oceans,
the blood and fluids of our bodies, and all plant life--it lets you know when to sow,
when to gather, and when to weed.
By learning to flow with the rhythm of Mother we are ensuring the best crops,
herbs and flowers and this in turn will resonate within us to create a
connection with Mother Earth such as we have never known before,
and will enrich us spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally.
The Moon travels through each one of the Zodiac signs about once a month,
she stays in one sign about 2 1/2 days before moving on to the next one.
It's never wise to plant on the day of the New Moon or Full Moon.
If you want your lawn to grow fast, cut it during new or first quarter moon.
If you want it to grow more slowly, cut it during a full or last quarter moon.
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moon phases


Every New Moon represents a beginning,
just as every Full Moon is a moment of completion.
Local Daylight Hours per Day
Time... Loss of daylight slows down gradually reaching 9 hours on December 8th.
Starting on the 15th and ending on the 25th, it wobbles at 8h 53m- not budging
in length- (according to my chart from the US naval observatory in DC) when it gains
a minute more on the 26th- to reach 9 hours again by January 3rd.
By January 9th, Daylight grows more steadily on both ends.


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January 3rd
.January 22nd
February 4th
February 15th
February 25th
...March 7th
March 17th
March 27th
April 6
April 16th
April 26th
May 8th
May 22nd
June 19 through
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December 8th
November 19th
November 6
October 26th
October 16th
October 6th
September 25th
September 16th
September 6
August 26th
August 15th
August 4th
July 20th
June 21
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Perpetual Lunar Gardening Calendar


Information is based on Eastern Standard Time

New Moon

1st quarter moon

Full moon

Last quarter moon

Above ground crops.
Begin new projects.

Above ground crops.
Nurture.
Tend to new growth.

Root crops. Finish
off projects and tasks.
Harvest.

Begin compost heaps.
Remove noxious growth,
weeds and pests. Harvest.
Rest.

March 11 - Pisces
12 - Aries
13 - Aries
14 - Aries
15 - Taurus
16 - Taurus
17 - Gemini
18 - Gemini

March 19 - Gemini
20 - Cancer
21 - Cancer
22 - Leo
23 - Leo
24 - Virgo
25 - Virgo
26 - Virgo

March 27 - Libra
28 - - Libra
29 - Scorpio
30 - Scorpio
31 - Sagittarius
April 1 - Sagittarius

April  2 - Capricorn
3 - Capricorn
4 - Aquarius
5 - Aquarius
6 - Pisces
7 - Pisces
8 - Pisces
9 - Aries

April 10 - Aries
11 - Taurus
12 - Taurus
13 - Gemini
14 - Gemini
15 - Gemini
16 - Cancer
17 - Cancer

April 18 - Leo
19 - Leo
20 - Leo
21 - Virgo
22 - Virgo
23 - Libra
24 - Libra

April 25 - Scorpio
26 - Scorpio
27 - Sagittarius
28 - Sagittarius
29 - Capricorn
30 - Capricorn
May 1 - Aquarius

May  2 - Aquarius
3 - Aquarius
4 - Pisces
5 - Pisces
6 - Aries
7 - Aries
8 - Taurus

May  9 - Taurus
10 - Taurus
11 - Gemini
12 - Gemini
13 - Cancer
14 - Cancer
15 - Cancer
16 - Leo

May 17 - Leo
18 - Virgo
19 - Virgo
20 - Libra
21 - Libra
22 - Libra
23 - Scorpio

May 24 - Scorpio
25 - Sagittarius
26 - Sagittarius
27 - Capricorn
28 - Capricorn
29 - Aquarius
30 - Aquarius

May 31 - Pisces
June 1 - Pisces
2 - Aries
3 - Aries
4 - Taurus
5 - Taurus
6 - Taurus
7 - Gemini

June  8 - Gemini
9 - Cancer
10 - Cancer
11 - Cancer
12 - Leo
13 - Leo
14 - Virgo
15 - Virgo

June 16 - Virgo
17 - Libra
18 - Libra
19 - Scorpio
20 - Scorpio
21 - Sagittarius
22 - Sagittarius

June 23 - Capricorn
24 - Capricorn
25 - Aquarius
26 - Aquarius
27 - Pisces
28 - Pisces

June 29 - Aries
30 - Aries
July 1 - Aries
2 - Taurus
3 - Taurus
4 - Gemini
5 - Gemini
6 - Gemini
7 - Cancer

July  8 - Cancer
9 - Leo
10 - Leo
11 - Leo
12 - Virgo
13 - Virgo
14 - Libra

July 15 - Libra
16 - Scorpio
17 - Scorpio
18 - Scorpio
19 - Sagittarius
20 - Sagittarius
21 - Capricorn

July 22 - Capricorn
23 - Aquarius
24 - Aquarius
25 - Pisces
26 - Pisces
27 - Aries
28 - Aries

July 29 - Taurus
30 - Taurus
31 - Gemini
August 1- Gemini
2 - Gemini
3 - Cancer
4 - Cancer
5 - Leo

August  6 - Leo
7 - Leo
8 - Virgo
9 - Virgo
10 - Libra
11 - Libra
12 - Libra
13 - Scorpio

August 14 - Scorpio
15 - Sagittarius
16 - Sagittarius
17 - Capricorn
18 - Capricorn
19 - Aquarius

August 20 - Aquarius
21 - Pisces
22 - Pisces
23 - Aries
24 - Aries
25 - Taurus
26 - Taurus
27 - Taurus

August 28 - Gemini
29 - Gemini
30 - Cancer
31 - Cancer
September 1 - Cancer
2 - Leo
3 - Leo
4 - Virgo

September  5 - Virgo
6 - Virgo
7 - Libra
8 - Libra
9 - Scorpio
10 - Scorpio
11 - Sagittarius

September 12 - Sagittarius
13 - Capricorn
14 - Capricorn
15 - Aquarius
16 - Aquarius
17 - Pisces
18 - Pisces

September 19 - Aries
20 - Aries
21 - Aries
22 - - Taurus
23 - - Taurus
24 - Gemini
25 - Gemini

September 26 - Gemini
27 - Cancer
28 - Cancer
29 - Leo
30 - Leo
October 1- Leo
2 - Virgo
3 - Virgo

October  4 - Libra
5 - Libra
6 - Scorpio
7 - Scorpio
8 - Sagittarius
9 - Sagittarius
10 - Capricorn

October 11 - Capricorn
12 - Capricorn
13 - Aquarius
14 - Aquarius
15 - Pisces
16 - Pisces
17 - Aries

October 18 - Aries
19 - Taurus
20 - Taurus
21 - Gemini
22 - Gemini
23 - Gemini
24 - Cancer
25 - Cancer

October 26 - Leo
27 - Leo
28 - Leo
29 - Virgo
30 - Virgo
31 - Libra
November 1- Libra
2 - Libra

November  3 - Scorpio
4 - Scorpio
5 - Sagittarius
6 - Sagittarius
7 - Capricorn
8 - Capricorn
9 - Aquarius

November 10 - Aquarius
11 - Pisces
12 - Pisces
13 - Aries
14 - Aries
15 - Taurus
16 - Taurus

November 17 - Taurus
18 - Gemini
19 - Gemini
20 - Cancer
21 - Cancer
22 - Cancer
23 - Leo
24 - Leo

November 25 - Virgo
26 - Virgo
27 - Virgo
28 - Libra
29 - Libra
30 - Scorpio
December 1 - Scorpio

December  2 - Sagittarius
3 - Sagittarius
4 - Capricorn
5 - Capricorn
6 - Aquarius
7 - Aquarius
8 - Pisces

December  9 - Pisces
10 - Aries
11 - Aries
12 - Aries
13 - Taurus
14 - Taurus
15 - Gemini
16 - Gemini

December 17 - Gemini
18 - Cancer
19 - Cancer
20 - Leo
21 - Leo
22 - Leo
23 - Virgo
24 - Virgo

December 25 - Libra
26 - Libra
27 - Scorpio
28 - Scorpio
29 - Scorpio
30 - Sagittarius
31 - Sagittarius

Zodiac Moon Definitions

Aries.Fire.Masculine
Day-Cardinal
dry and barren
a fiery and masculine
sign. a good sign for
cultivating, destroying
noxious growth and
pests, weeding and
harvesting.
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Good for planting -
None

Taurus.Earth.Feminine
Night-Fixed
fairly productive, moist,
earthy and feminine,
sometimes referred to as
semi-fertile. It is good
for planting many crops,
particularly root crops
and leafy vegetables.
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Good for planting -
Root crops, especially
potatoes & bulbous plants;
flowers for hardiness,
beans, cabbage, hay,
lettuce, onion sets,
radish, turnip, leafy
vegetables. Peach, pear
and plum trees.

Gemini.Air.Masculine
Day-Mutable
barren, dry, airy and
masculine, not good for
planting or transplanting.
use this time for
cultivation, destroying
noxious growth, weeds
and pests.
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Good for planting -
None

Cancer.Water.Feminine
Night/Cardinal
fruitful, moist, watery
and feminine.
considered the most
productive of all the
signs and most
frequently used for
planting, seeding and
irrigation. Both above-
ground and root crops
do well.
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Good for planting -
Planting reliable seeds
and transplanting
should produce good
results.
Asparagus, barley,
beets, berries, bulbs,
carrots, corn, lettuce,
potatoes, roses, herbs,
wheat, deciduous trees.

Leo.Fire.Masculine
Day-Fixed
the most barren and
dry of all the signs. In
short, forget anything
except exterminating
weeds and noxious
growth, harvesting and
cultivating.
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Good for planting -
None, never, not at all,
ever !

Virgo.Earth.Feminine
Night-Mutable
moist but barren, earthy
and feminine sign, good
for destroying weeds -
pests, but although
vegetables will not do
well if planted in Virgo,
for many flowers and
vines, it is a good
planting sign
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Good for planting -
Plant flowers & vines.
Don't plant vegetables
or trees.

Libra.Air.Masculine
Day-Cardinal
airy and masculine,
semi-fertile and moist.
used for planting crops
where good pulp growth
and roots are desirable.
good sign for vines, and
especially for flowers.
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Good for planting -
Seeds for hay, corn,
fodder, grain. Flowers
for beauty, bulbs.
Barley, beans, beet,
cabbage, carrot, peas,
squash, tubers, vines

Scorpio.Water.Feminine
Night-Fixed
very fruitful and moist,
watery and feminine
sign, and almost as
productive as Cancer.
Its particular quality is
sturdiness. Plant most
vegetables and flowers
for abundance but
don't dig potatoes.
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Good for planting -
Beans, berries,
cantaloupes,
cauliflower, cereal,
chicory, peas,
eggplant, potatoes,
pumpkin. Flowers for
abundance.

Sagittarius.Fire.
Masculine-Day-Mutable
barren - dry, fiery
and masculine, good for
fiery crops such as
onion, garlic, peppers,
chili and radish. A good
time for cultivation and
harvesting.
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Good for planting -
Onion (seeds), endive,
leeks, garlic, peppers,
radish, potatoes,
European trees such as
oak.

Capricorn.Earth.Feminine
Night-Cardinal
productive, earthy and
feminine, a bit drier than
Taurus but good for
planting, especially tubers
and potatoes, stone fruit
trees and bulbs.
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Good for planting -
Bulbs, potatoes, root
crops, beans, cabbage,
broccoli, lettuce, onion
sets, radish. Flowers for
hardiness. Fruit trees.

Aquarius.Air.Masculine
Day-Fixed
another barren and dry
sign, airy and masculine
and best for extermination
of pests, harvesting and
cultivation.
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Good for planting -
Absolutely not.

Pisces.Water.Feminine.
Night-Mutable
watery and feminine
one of the most fertile
signs, so it is a great
time for planting most
types of crop.
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Good for planting -
Broccoli, bulbs, Brussel
sprouts, carrot, celery,
chicory, cucumber,
horseradish, parsley,
radish, pumpkin.
Flowers for abundance.
Deciduous trees.