Moon planting calendar

July 2027

Moon planting calendar — 8 root days, 6 leaf days, 10 flower days and 7 fruit days.

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Full moon

18 July

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New moon

4 July

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Good sowing days

15 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 2027 the moon is ascending — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 16 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 1, 2, 16 and 12 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 2027
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Thu Waning crescent10% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
2Fri Waning crescent4% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
3Sat Waning crescent1% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
4Sun New moon0% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
5Mon Waxing crescent3% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
6Tue Waxing crescent8% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
7Wed Waxing crescent16% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
8Thu Waxing crescent26% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Fri Waxing crescent36% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Sat First quarter47% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
11Sun Waxing gibbous58% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Mon Waxing gibbous68% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Tue Waxing gibbous77% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
14Wed Waxing gibbous85% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Thu Waxing gibbous91% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Fri Waxing gibbous96% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
17Sat Waxing gibbous99% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
18Sun Full moon100% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
19Mon Waning gibbous99% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
20Tue Waning gibbous97% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
21Wed Waning gibbous93% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
22Thu Waning gibbous87% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
23Fri Waning gibbous80% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
24Sat Waning gibbous72% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
25Sun Waning gibbous62% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
26Mon Last quarter52% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
27Tue Waning crescent42% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
28Wed Waning crescent31% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
29Thu Waning crescent21% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
30Fri Waning crescent12% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
31Sat Waning crescent6% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune

What to sow in July

🌱 Root Days8 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 Days10 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.