Southern hemisphere

August 2027

Moon planting calendar — 7 root days, 8 leaf days, 7 flower days and 9 fruit days.

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Full moon

17 August

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New moon

2 August

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Good sowing days

13 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 August 2027 the moon is ascending in southern skies — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 16 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 1, 3, 4 and 10 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 August 2027 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Sun Waning crescent1% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
2Mon New moon0% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
3Tue Waxing crescent2% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
4Wed Waxing crescent6% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
5Thu Waxing crescent13% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
6Fri Waxing crescent22% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
7Sat Waxing crescent32% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
8Sun Waxing crescent43% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
9Mon First quarter53% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
10Tue Waxing gibbous63% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
11Wed Waxing gibbous72% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
12Thu Waxing gibbous81% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Fri Waxing gibbous88% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
14Sat Waxing gibbous93% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Sun Waxing gibbous97% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Mon Waxing gibbous99% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
17Tue Full moon100% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Wed Waning gibbous99% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Thu Waning gibbous96% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Fri Waning gibbous91% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Sat Waning gibbous84% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
22Sun Waning gibbous76% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Mon Waning gibbous67% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
24Tue Waning gibbous57% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Wed Last quarter46% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Thu Waning crescent35% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Fri Waning crescent24% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
28Sat Waning crescent15% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
29Sun Waning crescent7% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
30Mon Waning crescent2% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayPerigee — avoid sowing
31Tue New moon0% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in August

🌱 Root Days7 in August

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

🥬 Leaf Days8 in August

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

🌸 Flower Days7 in August

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

🍅 Fruit Days9 in August

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

Ready to harvest in August

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