GreenlyMoon planting calendar for December 2027
December 2027: new moon 27 December at 20:12, full moon 13 December at 16:09 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–11 December and 29–31 December), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (15–25 December); 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
- First quarter — 6 December at 05:22 UTC
- Full moon — 13 December at 16:09 UTC
- Last quarter — 20 December at 09:11 UTC
- New moon — 27 December at 20:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | Waxing crescent | 12% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 2 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 3 | Waxing crescent | 29% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 4 | Waxing crescent | 39% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 5 | Waxing crescent | 50% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 6 | First quarter · 05:22 UTC | 60% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 7 | Waxing moon | 70% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 8 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 9 | Waxing moon | 87% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 10 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 11 | Waxing moon | 98% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 12 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Mon 13 | Full moon · 16:09 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 14 | Waning moon | 97% | harvest |
| Wed 15 | Waning moon | 93% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 16 | Waning moon | 86% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 17 | Waning moon | 78% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 18 | Waning moon | 69% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 19 | Waning moon | 58% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 20 | Last quarter · 09:11 UTC | 48% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 21 | Waning crescent | 37% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 22 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 23 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 24 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 25 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 26 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Mon 27 | New moon · 20:12 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 28 | Waxing crescent | 0% | rest |
| Wed 29 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 30 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 31 | Waxing crescent | 14% | 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 December
- What to plant in December in the South
- What to plant in December in Texas
- What to plant in December in Florida
- What to plant in December in California
- What to plant in December in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in December in the Southwest
- What to plant in December in the Mountain West
- What to plant in December in the UK
- What to plant in December in Ireland
When is the new moon in December 2027?
December 2027: 27 December at 20:12 (UTC).
When is the full moon in December 2027?
December 2027: 13 December at 16:09 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in December?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–11 December and 29–31 December, root crops and bulbs on 15–25 December.
