GreenlyMoon planting calendar for April 2028
April 2028: new moon 24 April at 19:47, full moon 9 April at 10:27 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–7 April and 26–30 April), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (11–22 April); 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 — 2 April at 19:16 UTC
- Full moon — 9 April at 10:27 UTC
- Last quarter — 16 April at 16:37 UTC
- New moon — 24 April at 19:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | Waxing crescent | 39% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 2 | First quarter · 19:16 UTC | 49% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 3 | Waxing moon | 60% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 4 | Waxing moon | 70% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 5 | Waxing moon | 79% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 6 | Waxing moon | 87% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 7 | Waxing moon | 93% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 8 | Waxing moon | 98% | harvest |
| Sun 9 | Full moon · 10:27 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Mon 10 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 11 | Waning moon | 97% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 12 | Waning moon | 93% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 13 | Waning moon | 86% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 14 | Waning moon | 78% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 15 | Waning moon | 69% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 16 | Last quarter · 16:37 UTC | 59% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 17 | Waning crescent | 48% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 18 | Waning crescent | 38% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 19 | Waning crescent | 28% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 20 | Waning crescent | 19% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 21 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 22 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 23 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Mon 24 | New moon · 19:47 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 25 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 26 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 27 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 28 | Waxing crescent | 15% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 29 | Waxing crescent | 23% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 30 | Waxing crescent | 32% | 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 April
- What to plant in April in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in April in the South
- What to plant in April in Texas
- What to plant in April in Florida
- What to plant in April in California
- What to plant in April in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in April in the Southwest
- What to plant in April in the Mountain West
- What to plant in April in Canada
- What to plant in April in the UK
- What to plant in April in Ireland
When is the new moon in April 2028?
April 2028: 24 April at 19:47 (UTC).
When is the full moon in April 2028?
April 2028: 9 April at 10:27 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in April?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–7 April and 26–30 April, root crops and bulbs on 11–22 April.
