Southern hemisphere

April 2027

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

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Full moon

20 April

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New moon

6 April

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Good sowing days

11 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 2027 the moon is ascending in southern skies — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 13 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 12, 13, 16 and 8 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 2027 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Thu Waning crescent28% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
2Fri Waning crescent19% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
3Sat Waning crescent12% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
4Sun Waning crescent7% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
5Mon Waning crescent2% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
6Tue New moon0% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
7Wed Waxing crescent0% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
8Thu Waxing crescent3% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Fri Waxing crescent7% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Sat Waxing crescent14% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
11Sun Waxing crescent23% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Mon Waxing crescent34% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
13Tue First quarter45% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
14Wed Waxing gibbous56% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayPerigee — avoid sowing
15Thu Waxing gibbous67% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
16Fri Waxing gibbous77% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
17Sat Waxing gibbous86% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
18Sun Waxing gibbous93% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
19Mon Waxing gibbous98% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
20Tue Full moon100% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
21Wed Waning gibbous100% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
22Thu Waning gibbous97% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
23Fri Waning gibbous93% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
24Sat Waning gibbous87% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
25Sun Waning gibbous80% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Mon Waning gibbous72% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Tue Waning gibbous63% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
28Wed Last quarter53% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
29Thu Waning crescent44% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
30Fri Waning crescent34% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune

What to sow in April

🌱 Root Days8 in April

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

🌸 Flower Days8 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.