Moon planting calendar

November 2026

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

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Full moon

24 November

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New moon

9 November

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Good sowing days

12 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 November 2026 the moon is ascending — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 14 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 12, 13, 14 and 9 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 November 2026
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Sun Last quarter54% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
2Mon Waning crescent43% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
3Tue Waning crescent32% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
4Wed Waning crescent23% Leo🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
5Thu Waning crescent14% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
6Fri Waning crescent8% Virgo🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
7Sat Waning crescent3% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
8Sun Waning crescent1% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Mon New moon0% Libra🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Tue Waxing crescent1% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
11Wed Waxing crescent5% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Thu Waxing crescent9% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
13Fri Waxing crescent16% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
14Sat Waxing crescent23% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
15Sun Waxing crescent31% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
16Mon Waxing crescent40% Capricorn🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
17Tue First quarter50% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
18Wed Waxing gibbous60% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
19Thu Waxing gibbous70% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
20Fri Waxing gibbous79% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
21Sat Waxing gibbous87% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
22Sun Waxing gibbous94% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
23Mon Waxing gibbous98% Aries🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
24Tue Full moon100% Taurus🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
25Wed Waning gibbous99% Taurus🌱 Root DayPerigee — avoid sowing
26Thu Waning gibbous95% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Fri Waning gibbous88% Gemini🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
28Sat Waning gibbous79% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
29Sun Waning gibbous69% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
30Mon Waning gibbous58% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing

What to sow in November

🌱 Root Days6 in November

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

🌸 Flower Days8 in November

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

🍅 Fruit Days8 in November

Best for fruiting plants — tomatoes, courgettes, beans, apples

Ready to harvest in November

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