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Today · Friday, 2 October 2026

Planting calendar today: Root day

Moon in Taurus · ascending
Moon phase
Waning Moon
Moon’s path
ascending
Constellation
Taurus · 77.2°
Constellation change
21:46 → Gemini
Distance
369,441 km
Day quality
favourable
Bees
Comb building
Fr 2
What suits the home garden today
  • Harvest the last potatoes before frost
  • Store root vegetables
  • Harvest Jerusalem artichokes
  • Get beds ready for winter, mulch
Preparations

What is due today

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

Thu, 1 October · 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

Full autumn

Walnuts ripe, leaves turning

Average onset dates in Germany (Deutscher Wetterdienst).

  • Harvest and store root vegetables
  • Start a compost heap
  • Mulch beds
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

Frequently asked questions about today

Is today a Full Moon?
No. The next Full Moon falls on October 26, 2026 at 04:12.
Is today a New Moon?
No. The next New Moon falls on October 10, 2026 at 16:50.
Is the moon waxing or waning today?
The moon is waning today.
Is the moon ascending or descending today?
The moon is ascending today.
Which constellation is the moon in today?
Constellation today: Taurus (Earth). This gives the day type: Root day.
What day type is today?
Today is a Root day.
When is the next Flower day?
The next Flower day falls on October 3, 2026.
When is the next Leaf day?
The next Leaf day falls on October 5, 2026.
When is the next Fruit day?
The next Fruit day falls on October 6, 2026.