Southern hemisphere

April 2026

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

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Full moon

2 April

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New moon

17 April

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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 April 2026 the moon is ascending in southern skies — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 17 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.

Southern hemisphere. Moon phases and day types are the same the world over — a root day in Sussex is a root day in Canterbury. What changes is that ascending and descending are reversed, because the moon climbs southern skies as its declination moves south, and the sowing lists follow southern seasons.

Day-by-day moon planting calendar for April 2026 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Wed Waxing gibbous100% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
2Thu Full moon100% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
3Fri Waning gibbous98% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
4Sat Waning gibbous94% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
5Sun Waning gibbous89% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
6Mon Waning gibbous82% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
7Tue Waning gibbous75% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
8Wed Waning gibbous66% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Thu Waning gibbous57% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Fri Last quarter47% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
11Sat Waning crescent37% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Sun Waning crescent28% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Mon Waning crescent19% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
14Tue Waning crescent11% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Wed Waning crescent5% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Thu Waning crescent1% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Fri New moon0% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Sat Waxing crescent1% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Sun Waxing crescent6% Taurus🌱 Root DayPerigee — avoid sowing
20Mon Waxing crescent13% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Tue Waxing crescent22% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
22Wed Waxing crescent32% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
23Thu Waxing crescent43% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
24Fri First quarter54% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
25Sat Waxing gibbous65% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
26Sun Waxing gibbous75% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
27Mon Waxing gibbous83% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
28Tue Waxing gibbous90% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
29Wed Waxing gibbous95% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
30Thu Waxing gibbous99% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in April

🌱 Root Days8 in April

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

🌸 Flower Days7 in April

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

🍅 Fruit Days7 in April

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

Ready to harvest in April

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