Southern hemisphere

March 2027

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

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Full moon

22 March

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New moon

8 March

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Good sowing days

12 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 March 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 16, 17, 18 and 9 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 March 2027 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Mon Waning crescent38% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
2Tue Waning crescent29% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
3Wed Waning crescent21% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
4Thu Waning crescent14% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
5Fri Waning crescent8% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
6Sat Waning crescent3% Capricorn🌱 Root DayLunar node — avoid sowing
7Sun Waning crescent1% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
8Mon New moon0% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
9Tue Waxing crescent1% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
10Wed Waxing crescent5% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
11Thu Waxing crescent10% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
12Fri Waxing crescent17% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Sat Waxing crescent26% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
14Sun Waxing crescent37% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Mon First quarter48% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Tue Waxing gibbous59% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
17Wed Waxing gibbous70% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
18Thu Waxing gibbous80% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
19Fri Waxing gibbous89% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayLunar node — avoid sowing
20Sat Waxing gibbous95% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
21Sun Waxing gibbous99% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
22Mon Full moon100% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
23Tue Waning gibbous99% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
24Wed Waning gibbous95% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
25Thu Waning gibbous89% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
26Fri Waning gibbous82% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
27Sat Waning gibbous74% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
28Sun Waning gibbous65% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
29Mon Last quarter55% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
30Tue Last quarter46% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
31Wed Waning crescent36% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune

What to sow in March

🌱 Root Days9 in March

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

🥬 Leaf Days7 in March

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

Ready to harvest in March

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