GreenlyMoon planting calendar for December 2026
December 2026: new moon 9 December at 00:52, full moon 24 December at 01:28 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (11–22 December), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–7 December and 26–31 December); 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 — 1 December at 06:09 UTC
- New moon — 9 December at 00:52 UTC
- First quarter — 17 December at 05:43 UTC
- Full moon — 24 December at 01:28 UTC
- Last quarter — 30 December at 19:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Last quarter · 06:09 UTC | 49% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 2 | Waning crescent | 39% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 3 | Waning crescent | 29% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 4 | Waning crescent | 20% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 5 | Waning crescent | 12% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 6 | Waning crescent | 6% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 7 | Waning crescent | 2% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 8 | Waning crescent | 0% | rest |
| Wed 9 | New moon · 00:52 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Thu 10 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Fri 11 | Waxing crescent | 7% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 12 | Waxing crescent | 13% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 13 | Waxing crescent | 21% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 14 | Waxing crescent | 30% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 15 | Waxing crescent | 40% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 16 | Waxing moon | 51% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 17 | First quarter · 05:43 UTC | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 18 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 19 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 20 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 21 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 22 | Waxing moon | 98% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 23 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Thu 24 | Full moon · 01:28 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Fri 25 | Waning moon | 97% | harvest |
| Sat 26 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 27 | Waning moon | 85% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 28 | Waning moon | 77% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 29 | Waning moon | 68% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 30 | Last quarter · 19:00 UTC | 57% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 31 | Waning crescent | 47% | 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.
- Frost dates by city
- What to plant in December
- What to plant in December in the South
- What to plant in December in Texas
- What to plant in December in Florida
- What to plant in December in California
- What to plant in December in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in December in the Southwest
- What to plant in December in the Mountain West
- What to plant in December in the UK
- What to plant in December in Ireland
When is the new moon in December 2026?
December 2026: 9 December at 00:52 (UTC).
When is the full moon in December 2026?
December 2026: 24 December at 01:28 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in December?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 11–22 December, root crops and bulbs on 1–7 December and 26–31 December.
