GreenlyMoon planting calendar for February 2028
February 2028: new moon 25 February at 10:37, full moon 10 February at 15:04 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–8 February and 27–29 February), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (12–23 February); 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 — 3 February at 19:11 UTC
- Full moon — 10 February at 15:04 UTC
- Last quarter — 17 February at 08:08 UTC
- New moon — 25 February at 10:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | Waxing crescent | 34% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 2 | Waxing crescent | 45% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 3 | First quarter · 19:11 UTC | 55% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 4 | Waxing moon | 66% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 5 | Waxing moon | 75% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 6 | Waxing moon | 84% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 7 | Waxing moon | 91% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 8 | Waxing moon | 96% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 9 | Waxing moon | 99% | harvest |
| Thu 10 | Full moon · 15:04 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Fri 11 | Waning moon | 99% | harvest |
| Sat 12 | Waning moon | 95% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 13 | Waning moon | 90% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 14 | Waning moon | 82% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 15 | Waning moon | 73% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 16 | Waning moon | 63% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 17 | Last quarter · 08:08 UTC | 53% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 18 | Waning crescent | 42% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 19 | Waning crescent | 32% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 20 | Waning crescent | 23% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 21 | Waning crescent | 14% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 22 | Waning crescent | 8% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 23 | Waning crescent | 3% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 24 | Waning crescent | 0% | rest |
| Fri 25 | New moon · 10:37 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Sat 26 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Sun 27 | Waxing crescent | 5% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 28 | Waxing crescent | 10% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 29 | Waxing crescent | 18% | 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 February
- What to plant in February in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in February in the South
- What to plant in February in Texas
- What to plant in February in Florida
- What to plant in February in California
- What to plant in February in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in February in the Southwest
- What to plant in February in the Mountain West
- What to plant in February in Ireland
When is the new moon in February 2028?
February 2028: 25 February at 10:37 (UTC).
When is the full moon in February 2028?
February 2028: 10 February at 15:04 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in February?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–8 February and 27–29 February, root crops and bulbs on 12–23 February.
