GreenlyMoon planting calendar for October 2028
October 2028: new moon 18 October at 02:57, full moon 3 October at 16:25 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1 October and 20–31 October), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (5–16 October); 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 — 3 October at 16:25 UTC
- Last quarter — 11 October at 11:57 UTC
- New moon — 18 October at 02:57 UTC
- First quarter — 25 October at 04:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | Waxing moon | 95% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 2 | Waxing moon | 99% | harvest |
| Tue 3 | Full moon · 16:25 UTC | 100% | harvest |
| Wed 4 | Waning moon | 99% | harvest |
| Thu 5 | Waning moon | 96% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 6 | Waning moon | 90% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 7 | Waning moon | 83% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 8 | Waning moon | 75% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 9 | Waning moon | 65% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 10 | Waning moon | 54% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 11 | Last quarter · 11:57 UTC | 44% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 12 | Waning crescent | 33% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 13 | Waning crescent | 24% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 14 | Waning crescent | 15% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 15 | Waning crescent | 9% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 16 | Waning crescent | 4% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 17 | Waning crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 18 | New moon · 02:57 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Thu 19 | Waxing crescent | 2% | rest |
| Fri 20 | Waxing crescent | 6% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 21 | Waxing crescent | 12% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 22 | Waxing crescent | 20% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 23 | Waxing crescent | 29% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 24 | Waxing crescent | 39% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 25 | First quarter · 04:53 UTC | 50% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 26 | Waxing moon | 61% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 27 | Waxing moon | 71% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 28 | Waxing moon | 80% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 29 | Waxing moon | 88% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 30 | Waxing moon | 94% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 31 | Waxing moon | 98% | 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 October
- What to plant in October in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in October in the South
- What to plant in October in Texas
- What to plant in October in Florida
- What to plant in October in California
- What to plant in October in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in October in the Southwest
- What to plant in October in the Mountain West
- What to plant in October in Canada
- What to plant in October in the UK
When is the new moon in October 2028?
October 2028: 18 October at 02:57 (UTC).
When is the full moon in October 2028?
October 2028: 3 October at 16:25 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in October?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1 October and 20–31 October, root crops and bulbs on 5–16 October.
