GreenlyMoon planting calendar for August 2027
August 2027: new moon 2 August at 10:05 and 31 August at 17:41, full moon 17 August at 07:29 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (4–15 August), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (19–29 August); 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 — 2 August at 10:05 UTC
- First quarter — 9 August at 04:54 UTC
- Full moon — 17 August at 07:29 UTC
- Last quarter — 25 August at 02:27 UTC
- New moon — 31 August at 17:41 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 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Mon 2 | New moon · 10:05 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 3 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 4 | Waxing crescent | 5% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 5 | Waxing crescent | 10% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 6 | Waxing crescent | 18% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 7 | Waxing crescent | 26% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 8 | Waxing crescent | 36% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 9 | First quarter · 04:54 UTC | 47% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 10 | Waxing moon | 57% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 11 | Waxing moon | 68% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 12 | Waxing moon | 77% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 13 | Waxing moon | 85% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 14 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 15 | Waxing moon | 97% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 16 | Waxing moon | 99% | harvest |
| Tue 17 | Full moon · 07:29 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Wed 18 | Waning moon | 98% | harvest |
| Thu 19 | Waning moon | 94% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 20 | Waning moon | 88% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 21 | Waning moon | 80% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 22 | Waning moon | 71% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 23 | Waning moon | 61% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 24 | Waning moon | 51% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 25 | Last quarter · 02:27 UTC | 40% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 26 | Waning crescent | 30% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 27 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 28 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 29 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 30 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Tue 31 | New moon · 17:41 UTC | 0% | rest |
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.
When is the new moon in August 2027?
August 2027: 2 August at 10:05 and 31 August at 17:41 (UTC).
When is the full moon in August 2027?
August 2027: 17 August at 07:29 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in August?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 4–15 August, root crops and bulbs on 19–29 August.
