GreenlyMoon planting calendar for January 2026
January 2026: new moon 18 January at 19:52, full moon 3 January at 10:03 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1 January and 20–30 January), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (5–16 January); 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 — 3 January at 10:03 UTC
- Last quarter — 10 January at 15:48 UTC
- New moon — 18 January at 19:52 UTC
- First quarter — 26 January at 04:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 2 | Waxing moon | 98% | harvest |
| Sat 3 | Full moon · 10:03 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Sun 4 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Mon 5 | Waning moon | 97% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 6 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 7 | Waning moon | 86% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 8 | Waning moon | 77% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 9 | Waning moon | 68% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 10 | Last quarter · 15:48 UTC | 58% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 11 | Waning crescent | 47% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 12 | Waning crescent | 37% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 13 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 14 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 15 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 16 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 17 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Sun 18 | New moon · 19:52 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Mon 19 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Tue 20 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 21 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 22 | Waxing crescent | 15% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 23 | Waxing crescent | 23% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 24 | Waxing crescent | 32% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 25 | Waxing crescent | 42% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 26 | First quarter · 04:48 UTC | 53% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 27 | Waxing moon | 64% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 28 | Waxing moon | 73% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 29 | Waxing moon | 82% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 30 | Waxing moon | 90% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 31 | Waxing moon | 95% | 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 January
- What to plant in January in the South
- What to plant in January in Texas
- What to plant in January in Florida
- What to plant in January in California
- What to plant in January in the Southwest
- What to plant in January in the Mountain West
- What to plant in January in the UK
When is the new moon in January 2026?
January 2026: 18 January at 19:52 (UTC).
When is the full moon in January 2026?
January 2026: 3 January at 10:03 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in January?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1 January and 20–30 January, root crops and bulbs on 5–16 January.
