GreenlyMoon planting calendar for March 2026
March 2026: new moon 19 March at 01:24, full moon 3 March at 11:38 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1 March and 21–31 March), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (5–17 March); 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 March at 11:38 UTC
- Last quarter — 11 March at 09:39 UTC
- New moon — 19 March at 01:24 UTC
- First quarter — 25 March at 19:18 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 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 2 | Waxing moon | 97% | harvest |
| Tue 3 | Full moon · 11:38 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Wed 4 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Thu 5 | Waning moon | 98% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 6 | Waning moon | 94% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 7 | Waning moon | 89% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 8 | Waning moon | 81% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 9 | Waning moon | 72% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 10 | Waning moon | 62% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 11 | Last quarter · 09:39 UTC | 52% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 12 | Waning crescent | 41% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 13 | Waning crescent | 31% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 14 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 15 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 16 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 17 | Waning crescent | 3% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 18 | Waning crescent | 0% | rest |
| Thu 19 | New moon · 01:24 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Fri 20 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Sat 21 | Waxing crescent | 7% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 22 | Waxing crescent | 13% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 23 | Waxing crescent | 21% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 24 | Waxing crescent | 30% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 25 | First quarter · 19:18 UTC | 40% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 26 | Waxing moon | 51% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 27 | Waxing moon | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 28 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 29 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 30 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 31 | Waxing moon | 94% | 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 March
- What to plant in March in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in March in the South
- What to plant in March in Texas
- What to plant in March in Florida
- What to plant in March in California
- What to plant in March in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in March in the Southwest
- What to plant in March in the Mountain West
- What to plant in March in Canada
- What to plant in March in the UK
- What to plant in March in Ireland
When is the new moon in March 2026?
March 2026: 19 March at 01:24 (UTC).
When is the full moon in March 2026?
March 2026: 3 March at 11:38 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in March?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1 March and 21–31 March, root crops and bulbs on 5–17 March.
