Sowing calendar: April 2020

When to sow and plant in April? Folk tradition uses the Moon’s phase and zodiac sign: above-ground crops are sown during the waxing Moon and root crops during the waning Moon. The sign defines the day type: root, leaf, fruit or flower. These traditions are not scientifically proven.

Most favourable days

Every day in April

1. 1 We
   
   First quarter 11:21 Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 19:28 Leo)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Leo
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Sa
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Leo (from 22:19 Virgo)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
5. 5 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
6. 6 Mo
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Virgo (from 22:16 Libra)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
7. 7 Tu
   
   Full moon Moon: Libra
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
8. 8 We
   
   Full moon 03:35 Moon: Libra (from 21:18 Scorpio)
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
9. 9 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Scorpio
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Scorpio (from 21:36 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Capricorn (from 01:07)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
14. 14 Tu
    
    Last quarter 23:56 Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
15. 15 We
    
    Last quarter Moon: Aquarius (from 08:38)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 19:30 Pisces)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Aries (from 08:01)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
21. 21 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
22. 22 We
    
    New moon Moon: Aries (from 20:37 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
23. 23 Th
    
    New moon 03:27 Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
24. 24 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini (from 08:21)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini (from 18:29 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Th
    
    First quarter 21:38 Moon: Leo (from 02:07)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops

This calendar follows folk traditions and the biodynamic calendar; its recommendations are not scientifically proven. The Moon’s sign is shown at local noon; times are UK local time.

Haircut calendar: April 2020 Moon calendar: April 2020

Moon image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (public domain).