Although at first glance, if you look at today’s Moon before dawn it will still appear full, this Wednesday the Moon has begun a subtle but decisive change which will set the tone for the next two weeks, until the next New Moon occurs. At night, when it appears over the horizon a little while after sunset, you will be able to perceive that change if you look closely. The Moon has entered its waning phase and from now on it will gradually lose its luminosity and reduce its presence in the night sky.

In the northern hemisphere, the right side will have shrunk slightly; In the southern hemisphere, the refinement will begin on the left. After having been illuminated around 100% in the previous days, Your lighting will have been reduced to 96%.

With this Moon today, the peak of one of the best-known meteor showers of October occurs: the Draconid rain. The clarity of a Moon that is still very illuminated is not optimal for those trying to hunt for a meteor to launch their wishes into the universe.

Moon today, Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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• Today’s moon phase: Waning Gibbous Moon
• What time does the Moon set? 9:49 (Madrid)
• What time does the Moon rise today? 20:13 (Madrid)
• Lightning: 99.1%-95.4%
• Orbit: Upward
• Constellation: Aries
• Astrological sign: Aries-Taurus

How the Moon influences you today, Wednesday

Today’s waning Moon enters the zodiac sign of Taurus, an earth sign, starting at 7:13. Regarding its orbital motion, it follows on the rise. Here we tell you the recommendations for the garden, the care of your indoor plants, household tasks and beauty care that will be easier for you and you will obtain better results.

Fortune and prosperity accompany you

The bullfighting energy of the day takes you to let go of everything that has stopped being pleasant to make room for everything that has always been what you wanted or what you just wanted. discover what makes you feel really good on the most earthly plane.

This Wednesday, the ruling planet of the sign of Taurus Venus, connected with love and beauty, is in the sky with the jovial star of fortune and prosperity, Jupiter, forming a harmonious astrological aspect called a sextile. They form an angle of 60º in the sky. This charitable union makes today special for start relationships or projects or, if you are already in a relationship, encourage doing joint activities. Today’s energy is full of opportunity and fortune.

Most recommended self-care routines

• The waning moon phase offers a very good time to do cleansing diets and fasting. So, if you want to do a detox, this is the time of year that will make the process easier for you. Autumn also helps to drain and purify the body.
• Earth energy in turn invites self-care and acquiring good habits regarding what we eat and how we treat ourselves.
• It is an ideal day to give yourself a relaxing massage, but a lymphatic massage can also be good for you or draining to mobilize substances that we want to eliminate of the body.
• It is also a good time to prepare your favorite dishess, make a good presentation of the dish and set an decorated table to enjoy an energy that connects you with pleasure and the enjoyment of food.

What to prioritize at home

• Take advantage of the energy of today’s Moon to organize and thoroughly clean cabinets and drawers Throwing away what you no longer need or have not used for a long time.
• Washing and cleaning today will be easier for you due to the waning phase of the Moon and you will need less cleaning products to do it than when the Moon is in another phase.
• It’s a good day for check everything you have in the refrigerator, cabinets and shelvesto throw away what is expired or spoiled and put all your food, as well as kitchen utensils, in order.
• It’s still a good time to paintwith toxic-free paints, and make small repairs in your house.

How to care for plants in the home, garden and garden

Today’s waning moon appears in ascending movement to the constellation of Aries (energy of fire and fruit) around 2 in the morning. Now, according to experts in biodynamic agriculture, since the Moon is at its perigee, the point of its orbit closest to the Earth, it is better not to do anything in the garden, orchard or with your plants.

The influence of the Moon on plants is usually marked by the constellation in which it is located, but also by its elliptical orbital movement around the Earth.

When the Moon is very close to the Earth, the energy that plants receive is very strong and it is as if it pushes them towards the roots. This type of energy makes them germinate poorly and they may have fungal problems and other types of diseases. It is as if the plants were subjected to cosmic force and felt compressed and in a unfavorable environment for proper growth.

In biodynamic agriculture, a way of working with plants that takes cosmic rhythms into account, this makes it better Do not do any type of work in the field or gardento prevent these powerful forces from affecting your crops and plants. If for any reason you have to do something today, remember that you can always offset this energy that has entered making a dig or removing the soil from your plants the day when the energy is the most favorable for each of them: of water and leaf for the leaf plants, of fire and fruit for the fruit plants, of air and flower for your flower plants and of earth and root for your roots and tubers.