GreenlyMoon planting calendar for February 2026
February 2026: new moon 17 February at 12:01, full moon 1 February at 22:09 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (19–28 February), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (3–15 February); 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 — 1 February at 22:09 UTC
- Last quarter — 9 February at 12:43 UTC
- New moon — 17 February at 12:01 UTC
- First quarter — 24 February at 12:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | Full moon · 22:09 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Mon 2 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 3 | Waning moon | 99% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 4 | Waning moon | 96% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 5 | Waning moon | 91% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 6 | Waning moon | 84% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 7 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 8 | Waning moon | 65% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 9 | Last quarter · 12:43 UTC | 55% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 10 | Waning crescent | 44% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 11 | Waning crescent | 34% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 12 | Waning crescent | 24% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 13 | Waning crescent | 16% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 14 | Waning crescent | 9% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 15 | Waning crescent | 4% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 16 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Tue 17 | New moon · 12:01 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Wed 18 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Thu 19 | Waxing crescent | 4% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 20 | Waxing crescent | 10% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 21 | Waxing crescent | 17% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 22 | Waxing crescent | 26% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 23 | Waxing crescent | 35% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 24 | First quarter · 12:28 UTC | 46% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 25 | Waxing moon | 57% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 26 | Waxing moon | 67% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 27 | Waxing moon | 76% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 28 | Waxing moon | 85% | above-ground crops |
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 February
- What to plant in February in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in February in the South
- What to plant in February in Texas
- What to plant in February in Florida
- What to plant in February in California
- What to plant in February in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in February in the Southwest
- What to plant in February in the Mountain West
- What to plant in February in Ireland
When is the new moon in February 2026?
February 2026: 17 February at 12:01 (UTC).
When is the full moon in February 2026?
February 2026: 1 February at 22:09 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in February?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 19–28 February, root crops and bulbs on 3–15 February.
