GreenlyMoon planting calendar for March 2027
March 2027: new moon 8 March at 09:30, full moon 22 March at 10:44 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (10–20 March), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (1–6 March and 24–31 March); 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 — 8 March at 09:30 UTC
- First quarter — 15 March at 16:25 UTC
- Full moon — 22 March at 10:44 UTC
- Last quarter — 30 March at 00:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | Waning crescent | 43% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 2 | Waning crescent | 32% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 3 | Waning crescent | 23% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 4 | Waning crescent | 15% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 5 | Waning crescent | 8% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 6 | Waning crescent | 3% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 7 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Mon 8 | New moon · 09:30 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 9 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 10 | Waxing crescent | 5% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 11 | Waxing crescent | 11% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 12 | Waxing crescent | 18% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 13 | Waxing crescent | 27% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 14 | Waxing crescent | 37% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 15 | First quarter · 16:25 UTC | 47% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 16 | Waxing moon | 58% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 17 | Waxing moon | 68% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 18 | Waxing moon | 77% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 19 | Waxing moon | 86% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 20 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 21 | Waxing moon | 97% | harvest |
| Mon 22 | Full moon · 10:44 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 23 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Wed 24 | Waning moon | 98% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 25 | Waning moon | 94% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 26 | Waning moon | 88% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 27 | Waning moon | 80% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 28 | Waning moon | 71% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 29 | Waning moon | 61% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 30 | Last quarter · 00:54 UTC | 50% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 31 | Waning crescent | 40% | 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 March
- What to plant in March in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in March in the South
- What to plant in March in Texas
- What to plant in March in Florida
- What to plant in March in California
- What to plant in March in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in March in the Southwest
- What to plant in March in the Mountain West
- What to plant in March in Canada
- What to plant in March in the UK
- What to plant in March in Ireland
When is the new moon in March 2027?
March 2027: 8 March at 09:30 (UTC).
When is the full moon in March 2027?
March 2027: 22 March at 10:44 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in March?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 10–20 March, root crops and bulbs on 1–6 March and 24–31 March.
