GreenlyMoon planting calendar for April 2027
April 2027: new moon 6 April at 23:51, full moon 20 April at 22:27 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (8–18 April), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–4 April and 22–30 April); 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
- New moon — 6 April at 23:51 UTC
- First quarter — 13 April at 22:57 UTC
- Full moon — 20 April at 22:27 UTC
- Last quarter — 28 April at 20:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | Waning crescent | 30% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 2 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 3 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 4 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 5 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Tue 6 | New moon · 23:51 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Wed 7 | Waxing crescent | 0% | rest |
| Thu 8 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 9 | Waxing crescent | 7% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 10 | Waxing crescent | 13% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 11 | Waxing crescent | 21% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 12 | Waxing crescent | 31% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 13 | First quarter · 22:57 UTC | 41% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 14 | Waxing moon | 51% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 15 | Waxing moon | 62% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 16 | Waxing moon | 72% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 17 | Waxing moon | 81% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 18 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 19 | Waxing moon | 94% | harvest |
| Tue 20 | Full moon · 22:27 UTC | 98% | harvest |
| Wed 21 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Thu 22 | Waning moon | 99% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 23 | Waning moon | 97% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 24 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 25 | Waning moon | 85% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 26 | Waning moon | 77% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 27 | Waning moon | 67% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 28 | Last quarter · 20:18 UTC | 57% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 29 | Waning crescent | 46% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 30 | Waning crescent | 36% | 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 April
- What to plant in April in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in April in the South
- What to plant in April in Texas
- What to plant in April in Florida
- What to plant in April in California
- What to plant in April in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in April in the Southwest
- What to plant in April in the Mountain West
- What to plant in April in Canada
- What to plant in April in the UK
- What to plant in April in Ireland
When is the new moon in April 2027?
April 2027: 6 April at 23:51 (UTC).
When is the full moon in April 2027?
April 2027: 20 April at 22:27 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in April?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 8–18 April, root crops and bulbs on 1–4 April and 22–30 April.
