GreenlyMoon planting calendar for September 2028
September 2028: new moon 18 September at 18:24, full moon 3 September at 23:48 (UTC). By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground are sown on the waxing moon (1 September and 20–30 September), root crops and bulbs on the waning moon (5–16 September); 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 September at 23:48 UTC
- Last quarter — 12 September at 00:46 UTC
- New moon — 18 September at 18:24 UTC
- First quarter — 25 September at 13:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | Waxing moon | 92% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 2 | Waxing moon | 97% | harvest |
| Sun 3 | Full moon · 23:48 UTC | 99% | harvest |
| Mon 4 | Waning moon | 100% | harvest |
| Tue 5 | Waning moon | 98% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 6 | Waning moon | 94% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 7 | Waning moon | 88% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 8 | Waning moon | 81% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 9 | Waning moon | 72% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 10 | Waning moon | 62% | roots and bulbs |
| Mon 11 | Waning moon | 51% | roots and bulbs |
| Tue 12 | Last quarter · 00:46 UTC | 40% | roots and bulbs |
| Wed 13 | Waning crescent | 30% | roots and bulbs |
| Thu 14 | Waning crescent | 21% | roots and bulbs |
| Fri 15 | Waning crescent | 13% | roots and bulbs |
| Sat 16 | Waning crescent | 7% | roots and bulbs |
| Sun 17 | Waning crescent | 2% | rest |
| Mon 18 | New moon · 18:24 UTC | 0% | rest |
| Tue 19 | Waxing crescent | 1% | rest |
| Wed 20 | Waxing crescent | 3% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 21 | Waxing crescent | 8% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 22 | Waxing crescent | 15% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 23 | Waxing crescent | 23% | above-ground crops |
| Sun 24 | Waxing crescent | 33% | above-ground crops |
| Mon 25 | First quarter · 13:10 UTC | 43% | above-ground crops |
| Tue 26 | Waxing moon | 54% | above-ground crops |
| Wed 27 | Waxing moon | 64% | above-ground crops |
| Thu 28 | Waxing moon | 74% | above-ground crops |
| Fri 29 | Waxing moon | 83% | above-ground crops |
| Sat 30 | Waxing moon | 90% | 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 September
- What to plant in September in the Northeast and Midwest
- What to plant in September in the South
- What to plant in September in Texas
- What to plant in September in California
- What to plant in September in the Pacific Northwest
- What to plant in September in the Mountain West
- What to plant in September in Canada
- What to plant in September in the UK
When is the new moon in September 2028?
September 2028: 18 September at 18:24 (UTC).
When is the full moon in September 2028?
September 2028: 3 September at 23:48 (UTC).
Which days are good for sowing by the moon in September?
By folk tradition, crops that fruit above the ground on 1 September and 20–30 September, root crops and bulbs on 5–16 September.
