8. August - Higher Heart…

1st August - Celebrating the 8th month of the traditional year & peak of Mother Nature’s Summer energy, with Lammas the halfway point between the Summer Solstice & Autumn Equinox

Sunrise 05.42 & Sunset 20.48 (ish)

Last Quarter Moon 6th, New Moon 12th, First Quarter 20th & Full Moon 28th

Zodiac signs Leo & Virgo

New in season apple, pear, plum, blackberry, butternut squash, leeks, sweetcorn

In season wild bream, mackerel, salmon, sea trout, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, cauliflower, chard, dandelion, garlic, lettuce, spring onion, peas, new potatoes, radish, rocket, samphire, spinach, watercress, tomatoes, globe artichoke, broad beans, cucumber, french beans, runner beans, courgette, fennel, blueberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry

Next month chestnuts, walnuts, kale, swede

Birthstones peridot, spinel, saradonyx

Birth flowers gladiolus & poppy

Lion's Gate Portal peaks August (8/8)

Eclipse new moon