Moon planting calendar

August 2026

Moon planting calendar — 6 root days, 9 leaf days, 9 flower days and 7 fruit days.

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Full moon

28 August

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New moon

12 August

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Good sowing days

17 days

The moon passes through all twelve signs of the zodiac each month, and biodynamic growers match what they sow to the element the moon is travelling through. In August 2026 the moon is ascending — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 18 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 1, 2, 3 and 14 other days. Days marked in the table below sit near a lunar node or perigee, when traditional practice is to leave the soil alone.

Day-by-day moon planting calendar for August 2026
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Sat Waning gibbous92% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
2Sun Waning gibbous85% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
3Mon Waning gibbous77% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
4Tue Waning gibbous67% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
5Wed Waning gibbous57% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
6Thu Last quarter45% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
7Fri Waning crescent34% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
8Sat Waning crescent24% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
9Sun Waning crescent14% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Mon Waning crescent7% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
11Tue Waning crescent2% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Wed New moon0% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Thu Waxing crescent1% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
14Fri Waxing crescent4% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Sat Waxing crescent10% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Sun Waxing crescent17% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Mon Waxing crescent25% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Tue Waxing crescent34% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Wed Waxing crescent44% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Thu First quarter54% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Fri Waxing gibbous63% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
22Sat Waxing gibbous72% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
23Sun Waxing gibbous80% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
24Mon Waxing gibbous87% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
25Tue Waxing gibbous93% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
26Wed Waxing gibbous97% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
27Thu Waxing gibbous100% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
28Fri Full moon100% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
29Sat Waning gibbous98% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
30Sun Waning gibbous94% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
31Mon Waning gibbous88% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in August

🌱 Root Days6 in August

Best for root vegetables — carrots, beetroot, potatoes, onions

🥬 Leaf Days9 in August

Best for leafy greens — lettuce, spinach, chard, herbs for leaf

Ready to harvest in August

Want the reasoning behind all this? The biodynamic growing guide covers the day types, the eight preparations and where the practice came from.