Southern hemisphere

January 2027

Moon planting calendar — 7 root days, 9 leaf days, 9 flower days and 6 fruit days.

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Full moon

22 January

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New moon

7 January

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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 January 2027 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 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.

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 January 2027 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Fri Waning crescent33% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
2Sat Waning crescent24% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
3Sun Waning crescent16% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
4Mon Waning crescent10% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
5Tue Waning crescent5% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
6Wed Waning crescent2% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
7Thu New moon0% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
8Fri Waxing crescent0% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Sat Waxing crescent2% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Sun Waxing crescent6% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
11Mon Waxing crescent12% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Tue Waxing crescent18% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Wed Waxing crescent27% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
14Thu Waxing crescent36% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Fri First quarter46% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Sat Waxing gibbous57% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Sun Waxing gibbous68% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Mon Waxing gibbous78% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Tue Waxing gibbous87% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Wed Waxing gibbous94% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
21Thu Waxing gibbous98% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
22Fri Full moon100% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
23Sat Waning gibbous99% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
24Sun Waning gibbous94% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
25Mon Waning gibbous88% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
26Tue Waning gibbous79% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
27Wed Waning gibbous70% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
28Thu Waning gibbous60% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
29Fri Last quarter50% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
30Sat Waning crescent40% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
31Sun Waning crescent30% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in January

🌱 Root Days7 in January

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

🥬 Leaf Days9 in January

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

🌸 Flower Days9 in January

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

Ready to harvest in January

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