GreenlyMoon planting calendar for March 2028
March 2028: new moon 26 March at 04:32, full moon 11 March at 01:06 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–9 March and 28–31 March), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (13–24 March); 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 — 4 March at 09:02 UTC
- Full moon — 11 March at 01:06 UTC
- Last quarter — 17 March at 23:23 UTC
- New moon — 26 March at 04:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | Waxing crescent | 26% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 2 | Waxing crescent | 36% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 3 | Waxing crescent | 47% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 4 | First quarter · 09:02 UTC | 57% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 5 | Waxing moon | 67% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 6 | Waxing moon | 77% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 7 | Waxing moon | 85% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 8 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 9 | Waxing moon | 97% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 10 | Waxing moon | 99% | harvest |
| Sat 11 | Full moon · 01:06 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Sun 12 | Waning moon | 98% | harvest |
| Mon 13 | Waning moon | 94% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 14 | Waning moon | 88% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 15 | Waning moon | 81% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 16 | Waning moon | 72% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 17 | Last quarter · 23:23 UTC | 61% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 18 | Waning moon | 51% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 19 | Waning crescent | 40% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 20 | Waning crescent | 30% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 21 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 22 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 23 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 24 | Waning crescent | 2% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 25 | Waning crescent | 0% | rest |
| Sun 26 | New moon · 04:32 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Mon 27 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Tue 28 | Waxing crescent | 6% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 29 | Waxing crescent | 12% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 30 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 31 | Waxing crescent | 29% | 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 March
- What to plant in March in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in March in the South
- What to plant in March in Texas
- What to plant in March in Florida
- What to plant in March in California
- What to plant in March in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in March in the Southwest
- What to plant in March in the Mountain West
- What to plant in March in Canada
- What to plant in March in the UK
- What to plant in March in Ireland
When is the new moon in March 2028?
March 2028: 26 March at 04:32 (UTC).
When is the full moon in March 2028?
March 2028: 11 March at 01:06 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in March?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–9 March and 28–31 March, root crops and bulbs on 13–24 March.
