GreenlyMoon planting calendar for August 2026
August 2026: new moon 12 August at 17:37, full moon 28 August at 04:19 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (14–26 August), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–10 August and 30–31 August); 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
- Last quarter — 6 August at 02:22 UTC
- New moon — 12 August at 17:37 UTC
- First quarter — 20 August at 02:46 UTC
- Full moon — 28 August at 04:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | Waning moon | 88% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 2 | Waning moon | 80% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 3 | Waning moon | 71% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 4 | Waning moon | 61% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 5 | Waning moon | 51% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 6 | Last quarter · 02:22 UTC | 40% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 7 | Waning crescent | 30% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 8 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 9 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 10 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 11 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Wed 12 | New moon · 17:37 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Thu 13 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Fri 14 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 15 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 16 | Waxing crescent | 15% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 17 | Waxing crescent | 24% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 18 | Waxing crescent | 33% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 19 | Waxing crescent | 43% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 20 | First quarter · 02:46 UTC | 54% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 21 | Waxing moon | 65% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 22 | Waxing moon | 74% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 23 | Waxing moon | 83% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 24 | Waxing moon | 90% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 25 | Waxing moon | 96% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 26 | Waxing moon | 99% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 27 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Fri 28 | Full moon · 04:19 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Sat 29 | Waning moon | 96% | harvest |
| Sun 30 | Waning moon | 90% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 31 | Waning moon | 83% | roots and bulbs |
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.
When is the new moon in August 2026?
August 2026: 12 August at 17:37 (UTC).
When is the full moon in August 2026?
August 2026: 28 August at 04:19 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in August?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 14–26 August, root crops and bulbs on 1–10 August and 30–31 August.
