Moon planting calendar

January 2027

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

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Full moon

22 January

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New moon

7 January

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Good sowing days

13 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 January 2027 the moon is ascending — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 14 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 6, 7, 8 and 10 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 January 2027
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Fri Waning crescent33% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
2Sat Waning crescent24% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
3Sun Waning crescent16% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
4Mon Waning crescent10% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
5Tue Waning crescent5% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
6Wed Waning crescent2% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
7Thu New moon0% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
8Fri Waxing crescent0% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
9Sat Waxing crescent2% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
10Sun Waxing crescent6% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
11Mon Waxing crescent12% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
12Tue Waxing crescent18% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
13Wed Waxing crescent27% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
14Thu Waxing crescent36% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
15Fri First quarter46% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
16Sat Waxing gibbous57% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
17Sun Waxing gibbous68% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
18Mon Waxing gibbous78% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
19Tue Waxing gibbous87% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
20Wed Waxing gibbous94% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Thu Waxing gibbous98% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
22Fri Full moon100% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Sat Waning gibbous99% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
24Sun Waning gibbous94% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Mon Waning gibbous88% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Tue Waning gibbous79% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Wed Waning gibbous70% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
28Thu Waning gibbous60% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
29Fri Last quarter50% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
30Sat Waning crescent40% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
31Sun Waning crescent30% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune

What to sow in January

🌱 Root Days7 in January

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

🥬 Leaf Days9 in January

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

Ready to harvest in January

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