Moon planting calendar

July 2026

Moon planting calendar — 9 root days, 6 leaf days, 8 flower days and 8 fruit days.

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Full moon

29 July

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New moon

14 July

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Good sowing days

16 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 July 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 13 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 July 2026
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Wed Waning gibbous98% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
2Thu Waning gibbous94% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
3Fri Waning gibbous89% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
4Sat Waning gibbous82% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
5Sun Waning gibbous74% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
6Mon Waning gibbous64% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
7Tue Last quarter53% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
8Wed Waning crescent42% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
9Thu Waning crescent31% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
10Fri Waning crescent21% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
11Sat Waning crescent12% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
12Sun Waning crescent5% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
13Mon Waning crescent1% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
14Tue New moon0% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Wed Waxing crescent2% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Thu Waxing crescent6% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Fri Waxing crescent13% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
18Sat Waxing crescent21% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Sun Waxing crescent30% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Mon Waxing crescent40% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Tue First quarter50% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
22Wed Waxing gibbous60% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Thu Waxing gibbous69% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
24Fri Waxing gibbous78% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Sat Waxing gibbous85% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Sun Waxing gibbous91% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
27Mon Waxing gibbous96% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
28Tue Waxing gibbous99% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
29Wed Full moon100% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
30Thu Waning gibbous99% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
31Fri Waning gibbous97% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing

What to sow in July

🌱 Root Days9 in July

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

🥬 Leaf Days6 in July

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

🌸 Flower Days8 in July

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

Ready to harvest in July

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