Southern hemisphere

July 2027

Moon planting calendar — 8 root days, 6 leaf days, 10 flower days and 7 fruit days.

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Full moon

18 July

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New moon

4 July

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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 July 2027 the moon is ascending in southern skies — the traditional time for sowing and grafting — on 15 days. The strongest sowing dates fall on the 3, 5, 7 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 July 2027 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Thu Waning crescent10% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
2Fri Waning crescent4% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
3Sat Waning crescent1% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
4Sun New moon0% Gemini🌸 Flower DayPerigee — avoid sowing
5Mon Waxing crescent3% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
6Tue Waxing crescent8% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
7Wed Waxing crescent16% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
8Thu Waxing crescent26% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
9Fri Waxing crescent36% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
10Sat First quarter47% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
11Sun Waxing gibbous58% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
12Mon Waxing gibbous68% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
13Tue Waxing gibbous77% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
14Wed Waxing gibbous85% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
15Thu Waxing gibbous91% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
16Fri Waxing gibbous96% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Sat Waxing gibbous99% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Sun Full moon100% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Mon Waning gibbous99% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
20Tue Waning gibbous97% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Wed Waning gibbous93% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
22Thu Waning gibbous87% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Fri Waning gibbous80% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
24Sat Waning gibbous72% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Sun Waning gibbous62% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Mon Last quarter52% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Tue Waning crescent42% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
28Wed Waning crescent31% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
29Thu Waning crescent21% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
30Fri Waning crescent12% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
31Sat Waning crescent6% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in July

🌱 Root Days8 in July

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

🥬 Leaf Days6 in July

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

Ready to harvest in July

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