Sowing calendar: July 2020

When to sow and plant in July? 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 July

1. 1 We
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Scorpio
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 02:22)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Sa
   
   Full moon Moon: Capricorn (from 05:49)
   Root day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
5. 5 Su
   
   Full moon 05:44 Moon: Capricorn
   Root day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
6. 6 Mo
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Aquarius (from 11:09)
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
7. 7 Tu
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
8. 8 We
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Aquarius (from 19:13 Pisces)
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
9. 9 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 06:07)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Su
    
    Last quarter Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Mo
    
    Last quarter 00:31 Moon: Aries (from 18:35 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
15. 15 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
16. 16 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini (from 06:20)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini (from 15:25 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Mo
    
    New moon 18:33 Moon: Cancer (from 21:17 Leo)
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
21. 21 Tu
    
    New moon Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
22. 22 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo (from 00:41)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
24. 24 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra (from 02:55)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Mo
    
    First quarter 13:33 Moon: Scorpio (from 05:13)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Tu
    
    First quarter Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 We
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 08:26)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 12:59 Capricorn)
    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: July 2020 Moon calendar: July 2020

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