Southern hemisphere

October 2026

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

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Full moon

26 October

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New moon

10 October

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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 October 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 2, 3, 4 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 October 2026 — southern hemisphere
DateMoon phaseSignDay typeSow or rest
1Thu Waning gibbous73% Taurus🌱 Root DayPerigee — avoid sowing
2Fri Waning gibbous62% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
3Sat Last quarter51% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
4Sun Waning crescent39% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
5Mon Waning crescent29% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
6Tue Waning crescent19% Cancer🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
7Wed Waning crescent11% Leo🍅 Fruit DayLunar node — avoid sowing
8Thu Waning crescent5% Leo🍅 Fruit DayAscending — sow and graft
9Fri Waning crescent2% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
10Sat New moon0% Virgo🌱 Root DayAscending — sow and graft
11Sun Waxing crescent1% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
12Mon Waxing crescent4% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
13Tue Waxing crescent8% Libra🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
14Wed Waxing crescent14% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
15Thu Waxing crescent22% Scorpio🥬 Leaf DayAscending — sow and graft
16Fri Waxing crescent30% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
17Sat Waxing crescent39% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
18Sun First quarter48% Sagittarius🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
19Mon Waxing gibbous58% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
20Tue Waxing gibbous67% Capricorn🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
21Wed Waxing gibbous76% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayLunar node — avoid sowing
22Thu Waxing gibbous84% Aquarius🌸 Flower DayDescending — transplant and prune
23Fri Waxing gibbous91% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
24Sat Waxing gibbous96% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
25Sun Waxing gibbous99% Pisces🥬 Leaf DayDescending — transplant and prune
26Mon Full moon100% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
27Tue Waning gibbous98% Aries🍅 Fruit DayDescending — transplant and prune
28Wed Waning gibbous93% Taurus🌱 Root DayPerigee — avoid sowing
29Thu Waning gibbous85% Taurus🌱 Root DayDescending — transplant and prune
30Fri Waning gibbous76% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft
31Sat Waning gibbous65% Gemini🌸 Flower DayAscending — sow and graft

What to sow in October

🌱 Root Days7 in October

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

🥬 Leaf Days7 in October

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

🌸 Flower Days10 in October

Best for flowering plants, brassicas and herbs

🍅 Fruit Days7 in October

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

Ready to harvest in October

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