GreenlyMoon planting calendar for June 2026
June 2026: new moon 15 June at 02:54, full moon 29 June at 23:57 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (17–27 June), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (2–13 June); 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 — 8 June at 10:01 UTC
- New moon — 15 June at 02:54 UTC
- First quarter — 21 June at 21:55 UTC
- Full moon — 29 June at 23:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | Waning moon | 99% | harvest |
| Tue 2 | Waning moon | 96% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 3 | Waning moon | 91% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 4 | Waning moon | 84% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 5 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 6 | Waning moon | 66% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 7 | Waning moon | 55% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 8 | Last quarter · 10:01 UTC | 45% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 9 | Waning crescent | 34% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 10 | Waning crescent | 24% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 11 | Waning crescent | 16% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 12 | Waning crescent | 9% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 13 | Waning crescent | 4% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 14 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Mon 15 | New moon · 02:54 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 16 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Wed 17 | Waxing crescent | 6% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 18 | Waxing crescent | 12% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 19 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 20 | Waxing crescent | 29% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 21 | First quarter · 21:55 UTC | 39% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 22 | Waxing crescent | 50% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 23 | Waxing moon | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 24 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 25 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 26 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 27 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 28 | Waxing moon | 98% | harvest |
| Mon 29 | Full moon · 23:57 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 30 | Waning moon | 100% | 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 June
- What to plant in June in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in June in the South
- What to plant in June in Texas
- What to plant in June in California
- What to plant in June in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in June in the Mountain West
- What to plant in June in Canada
- What to plant in June in the UK
When is the new moon in June 2026?
June 2026: 15 June at 02:54 (UTC).
When is the full moon in June 2026?
June 2026: 29 June at 23:57 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in June?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 17–27 June, root crops and bulbs on 2–13 June.
