Southern hemisphere

November 2026

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

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Full moon

24 November

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New moon

9 November

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Good sowing days

14 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 November 2026 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, 2, 4 and 11 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 November 2026 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Sun Last quarter54% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
2Mon Waning crescent43% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
3Tue Waning crescent32% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
4Wed Waning crescent23% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
5Thu Waning crescent14% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
6Fri Waning crescent8% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
7Sat Waning crescent3% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
8Sun Waning crescent1% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
9Mon New moon0% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
10Tue Waxing crescent1% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
11Wed Waxing crescent5% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
12Thu Waxing crescent9% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
13Fri Waxing crescent16% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
14Sat Waxing crescent23% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
15Sun Waxing crescent31% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
16Mon Waxing crescent40% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Tue First quarter50% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
18Wed Waxing gibbous60% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Thu Waxing gibbous70% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Fri Waxing gibbous79% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Sat Waxing gibbous87% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
22Sun Waxing gibbous94% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Mon Waxing gibbous98% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
24Tue Full moon100% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Wed Waning gibbous99% Taurus🌱 Root DayPerigee — avoid sowing
26Thu Waning gibbous95% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
27Fri Waning gibbous88% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
28Sat Waning gibbous79% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
29Sun Waning gibbous69% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
30Mon Waning gibbous58% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing

What to sow in November

🌱 Root Days6 in November

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

🥬 Leaf Days8 in November

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

🌸 Flower Days8 in November

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

🍅 Fruit Days8 in November

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

Ready to harvest in November

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