GreenlyMoon planting calendar for January 2027
January 2027: new moon 7 January at 20:24, full moon 22 January at 12:17 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (9–20 January), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–5 January and 24–31 January); 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 — 7 January at 20:24 UTC
- First quarter — 15 January at 20:35 UTC
- Full moon — 22 January at 12:17 UTC
- Last quarter — 29 January at 10:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | Waning crescent | 36% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 2 | Waning crescent | 26% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 3 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 4 | Waning crescent | 10% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 5 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 6 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Thu 7 | New moon · 20:24 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Fri 8 | Waxing crescent | 0% | rest |
| Sat 9 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 10 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 11 | Waxing crescent | 14% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 12 | Waxing crescent | 23% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 13 | Waxing crescent | 32% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 14 | Waxing crescent | 42% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 15 | First quarter · 20:35 UTC | 53% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 16 | Waxing moon | 63% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 17 | Waxing moon | 73% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 18 | Waxing moon | 82% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 19 | Waxing moon | 89% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 20 | Waxing moon | 95% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 21 | Waxing moon | 99% | harvest |
| Fri 22 | Full moon · 12:17 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Sat 23 | Waning moon | 99% | harvest |
| Sun 24 | Waning moon | 96% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 25 | Waning moon | 91% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 26 | Waning moon | 84% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 27 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 28 | Waning moon | 66% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 29 | Last quarter · 10:56 UTC | 55% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 30 | Waning crescent | 45% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 31 | Waning crescent | 34% | 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 January
- What to plant in January in the South
- What to plant in January in Texas
- What to plant in January in Florida
- What to plant in January in California
- What to plant in January in the Southwest
- What to plant in January in the Mountain West
- What to plant in January in the UK
When is the new moon in January 2027?
January 2027: 7 January at 20:24 (UTC).
When is the full moon in January 2027?
January 2027: 22 January at 12:17 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in January?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 9–20 January, root crops and bulbs on 1–5 January and 24–31 January.
