GreenlyMoon planting calendar for December 2028
December 2028: new moon 16 December at 02:06, full moon 2 December at 01:40 and 31 December at 16:49 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (18–29 December), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (4–14 December); 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 — 2 December at 01:40 UTC
- Last quarter — 9 December at 05:39 UTC
- New moon — 16 December at 02:06 UTC
- First quarter — 23 December at 21:45 UTC
- Full moon — 31 December at 16:49 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 moon | 100% | harvest |
| Sat 2 | Full moon · 01:40 UTC | 98% | harvest |
| Sun 3 | Waning moon | 95% | harvest |
| Mon 4 | Waning moon | 89% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 5 | Waning moon | 81% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 6 | Waning moon | 73% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 7 | Waning moon | 63% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 8 | Waning moon | 52% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 9 | Last quarter · 05:39 UTC | 42% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 10 | Waning crescent | 31% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 11 | Waning crescent | 22% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 12 | Waning crescent | 14% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 13 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 14 | Waning crescent | 3% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 15 | Waning crescent | 0% | rest |
| Sat 16 | New moon · 02:06 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Sun 17 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Mon 18 | Waxing crescent | 6% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 19 | Waxing crescent | 13% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 20 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 21 | Waxing crescent | 30% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 22 | Waxing crescent | 40% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 23 | First quarter · 21:45 UTC | 50% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 24 | Waxing moon | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 25 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 26 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 27 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 28 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 29 | Waxing moon | 98% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 30 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Sun 31 | Full moon · 16:49 UTC | 100% | harvest |
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 December
- What to plant in December in the South
- What to plant in December in Texas
- What to plant in December in Florida
- What to plant in December in California
- What to plant in December in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in December in the Southwest
- What to plant in December in the Mountain West
- What to plant in December in the UK
- What to plant in December in Ireland
When is the new moon in December 2028?
December 2028: 16 December at 02:06 (UTC).
When is the full moon in December 2028?
December 2028: 2 December at 01:40 and 31 December at 16:49 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in December?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 18–29 December, root crops and bulbs on 4–14 December.
