GreenlyMoon planting calendar for May 2028
May 2028: new moon 24 May at 08:16, full moon 8 May at 19:49 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1–6 May and 26–31 May), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (10–22 May); 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 — 2 May at 02:26 UTC
- Full moon — 8 May at 19:49 UTC
- Last quarter — 16 May at 10:43 UTC
- New moon — 24 May at 08:16 UTC
- First quarter — 31 May at 07:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | Waxing crescent | 43% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 2 | First quarter · 02:26 UTC | 53% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 3 | Waxing moon | 64% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 4 | Waxing moon | 73% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 5 | Waxing moon | 82% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 6 | Waxing moon | 90% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 7 | Waxing moon | 95% | harvest |
| Mon 8 | Full moon · 19:49 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Tue 9 | Waxing moon | 100% | harvest |
| Wed 10 | Waning moon | 99% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 11 | Waning moon | 96% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 12 | Waning moon | 91% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 13 | Waning moon | 84% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 14 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 15 | Waning moon | 65% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 16 | Last quarter · 10:43 UTC | 55% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 17 | Waning crescent | 44% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 18 | Waning crescent | 34% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 19 | Waning crescent | 24% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 20 | Waning crescent | 16% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 21 | Waning crescent | 9% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 22 | Waning crescent | 4% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 23 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 24 | New moon · 08:16 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Thu 25 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Fri 26 | Waxing crescent | 5% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 27 | Waxing crescent | 11% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 28 | Waxing crescent | 18% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 29 | Waxing crescent | 27% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 30 | Waxing crescent | 37% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 31 | First quarter · 07:37 UTC | 48% | 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 May
- What to plant in May in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in May in the South
- What to plant in May in Texas
- What to plant in May in Florida
- What to plant in May in California
- What to plant in May in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in May in the Southwest
- What to plant in May in the Mountain West
- What to plant in May in Canada
- What to plant in May in the UK
- What to plant in May in Ireland
When is the new moon in May 2028?
May 2028: 24 May at 08:16 (UTC).
When is the full moon in May 2028?
May 2028: 8 May at 19:49 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in May?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1–6 May and 26–31 May, root crops and bulbs on 10–22 May.
