GreenlyMoon planting calendar for January 2028
January 2028: new moon 26 January at 15:13, full moon 12 January at 04:03 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–10 January and 28–31 January), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (14–24 January); 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 — 5 January at 01:41 UTC
- Full moon — 12 January at 04:03 UTC
- Last quarter — 18 January at 19:26 UTC
- New moon — 26 January at 15:13 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 | 23% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 2 | Waxing crescent | 32% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 3 | Waxing crescent | 42% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 4 | Waxing moon | 53% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 5 | First quarter · 01:41 UTC | 63% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 6 | Waxing moon | 73% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 7 | Waxing moon | 82% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 8 | Waxing moon | 89% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 9 | Waxing moon | 95% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 10 | Waxing moon | 99% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 11 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Wed 12 | Full moon · 04:03 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Thu 13 | Waning moon | 96% | harvest |
| Fri 14 | Waning moon | 91% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 15 | Waning moon | 84% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 16 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 17 | Waning moon | 66% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 18 | Last quarter · 19:26 UTC | 55% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 19 | Waning crescent | 45% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 20 | Waning crescent | 34% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 21 | Waning crescent | 25% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 22 | Waning crescent | 16% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 23 | Waning crescent | 9% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 24 | Waning crescent | 4% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 25 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 26 | New moon · 15:13 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Thu 27 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Fri 28 | Waxing crescent | 4% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 29 | Waxing crescent | 9% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 30 | Waxing crescent | 16% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 31 | Waxing crescent | 24% | 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 January
- What to plant in January in the South
- What to plant in January in Texas
- What to plant in January in Florida
- What to plant in January in California
- What to plant in January in the Southwest
- What to plant in January in the Mountain West
- What to plant in January in the UK
When is the new moon in January 2028?
January 2028: 26 January at 15:13 (UTC).
When is the full moon in January 2028?
January 2028: 12 January at 04:03 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in January?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–10 January and 28–31 January, root crops and bulbs on 14–24 January.
