GreenlyMoon planting calendar for October 2026
October 2026: new moon 10 October at 15:50, full moon 26 October at 04:12 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (12–24 October), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–8 October and 28–31 October); 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 — 3 October at 13:25 UTC
- New moon — 10 October at 15:50 UTC
- First quarter — 18 October at 16:13 UTC
- Full moon — 26 October at 04:12 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 | Waning moon | 69% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 2 | Waning moon | 58% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 3 | Last quarter · 13:25 UTC | 48% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 4 | Waning crescent | 37% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 5 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 6 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 7 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 8 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 9 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Sat 10 | New moon · 15:50 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Sun 11 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Mon 12 | Waxing crescent | 4% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 13 | Waxing crescent | 9% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 14 | Waxing crescent | 16% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 15 | Waxing crescent | 24% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 16 | Waxing crescent | 34% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 17 | Waxing crescent | 44% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 18 | First quarter · 16:13 UTC | 55% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 19 | Waxing moon | 65% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 20 | Waxing moon | 75% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 21 | Waxing moon | 84% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 22 | Waxing moon | 91% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 23 | Waxing moon | 96% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 24 | Waxing moon | 99% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 25 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Mon 26 | Full moon · 04:12 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Tue 27 | Waning moon | 95% | harvest |
| Wed 28 | Waning moon | 90% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 29 | Waning moon | 82% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 30 | Waning moon | 74% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 31 | Waning moon | 64% | 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 October
- What to plant in October in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in October in the South
- What to plant in October in Texas
- What to plant in October in Florida
- What to plant in October in California
- What to plant in October in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in October in the Southwest
- What to plant in October in the Mountain West
- What to plant in October in Canada
- What to plant in October in the UK
When is the new moon in October 2026?
October 2026: 10 October at 15:50 (UTC).
When is the full moon in October 2026?
October 2026: 26 October at 04:12 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in October?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 12–24 October, root crops and bulbs on 1–8 October and 28–31 October.
