GreenlyMoon planting calendar for August 2028
August 2028: new moon 20 August at 10:44, full moon 5 August at 08:10 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–3 August and 22–31 August), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (7–18 August); 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
- Full moon — 5 August at 08:10 UTC
- Last quarter — 13 August at 11:45 UTC
- New moon — 20 August at 10:44 UTC
- First quarter — 27 August at 01:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 2 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 3 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 4 | Waxing moon | 98% | harvest |
| Sat 5 | Full moon · 08:10 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Sun 6 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Mon 7 | Waning moon | 97% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 8 | Waning moon | 92% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 9 | Waning moon | 86% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 10 | Waning moon | 78% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 11 | Waning moon | 68% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 12 | Waning moon | 58% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 13 | Last quarter · 11:45 UTC | 48% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 14 | Waning crescent | 37% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 15 | Waning crescent | 27% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 16 | Waning crescent | 18% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 17 | Waning crescent | 11% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 18 | Waning crescent | 5% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 19 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Sun 20 | New moon · 10:44 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Mon 21 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Tue 22 | Waxing crescent | 5% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 23 | Waxing crescent | 10% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 24 | Waxing crescent | 17% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 25 | Waxing crescent | 26% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 26 | Waxing crescent | 36% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 27 | First quarter · 01:36 UTC | 46% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 28 | Waxing moon | 57% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 29 | Waxing moon | 67% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 30 | Waxing moon | 77% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 31 | Waxing moon | 85% | 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.
When is the new moon in August 2028?
August 2028: 20 August at 10:44 (UTC).
When is the full moon in August 2028?
August 2028: 5 August at 08:10 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in August?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–3 August and 22–31 August, root crops and bulbs on 7–18 August.
