GreenlyMoon planting calendar for April 2026
April 2026: new moon 17 April at 11:52, full moon 2 April at 02:12 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (19–29 April), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (4–15 April); the days around the new and the full moon are left without sowing.
Folk tradition, not supported by science. Greenly’s dates follow your frost dates and the soil.
Phases of the moon
- Full moon — 2 April at 02:12 UTC
- Last quarter — 10 April at 04:52 UTC
- New moon — 17 April at 11:52 UTC
- First quarter — 24 April at 02:32 UTC
Times are in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): add your own offset — for example +1 h in winter in Central Europe. Phases worked out with Meeus’s method, accurate to a few minutes.
Day by day
| Day | Moon | Lit | Folk advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | Waxing moon | 98% | harvest |
| Thu 2 | Full moon · 02:12 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Fri 3 | Waning moon | 99% | harvest |
| Sat 4 | Waning moon | 97% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 5 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 6 | Waning moon | 85% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 7 | Waning moon | 77% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 8 | Waning moon | 68% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 9 | Waning moon | 57% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 10 | Last quarter · 04:52 UTC | 47% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 11 | Waning crescent | 36% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 12 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 13 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 14 | Waning crescent | 10% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 15 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 16 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Fri 17 | New moon · 11:52 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Sat 18 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Sun 19 | Waxing crescent | 4% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 20 | Waxing crescent | 10% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 21 | Waxing crescent | 17% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 22 | Waxing crescent | 26% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 23 | Waxing crescent | 36% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 24 | First quarter · 02:32 UTC | 46% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 25 | Waxing moon | 57% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 26 | Waxing moon | 67% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 27 | Waxing moon | 76% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 28 | Waxing moon | 85% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 29 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 30 | Waxing moon | 97% | harvest |
What the folk calendar says
- Above-ground crops: By folk tradition: sow and plant what fruits above the ground — tomatoes, cucumbers, greens.
- Roots and bulbs: By folk tradition: root crops and bulbs, pruning and weeding.
- Rest: By folk tradition: a day to rest — no sowing or transplanting.
- Harvest: By folk tradition: no sowing; a good time to harvest.
Sowing by your frost dates
Greenly does not move a single date by the moon: sowing and planting dates come from ten years of frost data for your place and the soil temperature each crop needs.
- Frost dates by city
- What to plant in April
- What to plant in April in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in April in the South
- What to plant in April in Texas
- What to plant in April in Florida
- What to plant in April in California
- What to plant in April in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in April in the Southwest
- What to plant in April in the Mountain West
- What to plant in April in Canada
- What to plant in April in the UK
- What to plant in April in Ireland
When is the new moon in April 2026?
April 2026: 17 April at 11:52 (UTC).
When is the full moon in April 2026?
April 2026: 2 April at 02:12 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in April?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 19–29 April, root crops and bulbs on 4–15 April.
