Sowing calendar: April 2021

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 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 07:00)
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
2. 2 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
3. 3 Sa
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Capricorn (from 09:14)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
4. 4 Su
   
   Last quarter 11:04 Moon: Capricorn
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
5. 5 Mo
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn (from 14:04 Aquarius)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
6. 6 Tu
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
7. 7 We
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 21:30 Pisces)
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
8. 8 Th
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
9. 9 Fr
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Aries (from 07:12)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Su
    
    New moon Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
12. 12 Mo
    
    New moon 03:32 Moon: Aries (from 18:45 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
13. 13 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
14. 14 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
15. 15 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini (from 07:36)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
16. 16 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
17. 17 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Gemini (from 20:26 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
18. 18 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
19. 19 Mo
    
    First quarter Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
20. 20 Tu
    
    First quarter 08:00 Moon: Leo (from 07:12)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
21. 21 We
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
22. 22 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Leo (from 14:09 Virgo)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
24. 24 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Virgo (from 17:07 Libra)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Su
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Mo
    
    Full moon Moon: Libra (from 17:19 Scorpio)
    Flower day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
27. 27 Tu
    
    Full moon 04:33 Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
28. 28 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Scorpio (from 16:43 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
29. 29 Th
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
30. 30 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 17:17 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding

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 2021 Moon calendar: April 2021

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