GreenlyMoon planting calendar for October 2027
October 2027: new moon 29 October at 13:37, full moon 15 October at 13:47 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (2–13 October and 31 October), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (17–27 October); 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 — 7 October at 11:47 UTC
- Full moon — 15 October at 13:47 UTC
- Last quarter — 22 October at 17:29 UTC
- New moon — 29 October at 13:37 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 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Sat 2 | Waxing crescent | 6% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 3 | Waxing crescent | 12% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 4 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 5 | Waxing crescent | 29% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 6 | Waxing crescent | 40% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 7 | First quarter · 11:47 UTC | 50% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 8 | Waxing moon | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 9 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 10 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 11 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 12 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 13 | Waxing moon | 98% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 14 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Fri 15 | Full moon · 13:47 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Sat 16 | Waning moon | 97% | harvest |
| Sun 17 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 18 | Waning moon | 86% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 19 | Waning moon | 78% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 20 | Waning moon | 68% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 21 | Waning moon | 58% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 22 | Last quarter · 17:29 UTC | 47% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 23 | Waning crescent | 37% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 24 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 25 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 26 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 27 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 28 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Fri 29 | New moon · 13:37 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Sat 30 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Sun 31 | Waxing crescent | 4% | 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 October
- What to plant in October in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in October in the South
- What to plant in October in Texas
- What to plant in October in Florida
- What to plant in October in California
- What to plant in October in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in October in the Southwest
- What to plant in October in the Mountain West
- What to plant in October in Canada
- What to plant in October in the UK
When is the new moon in October 2027?
October 2027: 29 October at 13:37 (UTC).
When is the full moon in October 2027?
October 2027: 15 October at 13:47 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in October?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 2–13 October and 31 October, root crops and bulbs on 17–27 October.
