Sowing calendar: December 2022

When to sow and plant in December? 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 December

1. 1 Th
   
   First quarter Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries (from 04:42)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Sa
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 11:39)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
5. 5 Mo
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
6. 6 Tu
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 20:49 Gemini)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
7. 7 We
   
   Full moon Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
8. 8 Th
   
   Full moon 04:09 Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
9. 9 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 07:49)
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 20:09 Leo)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Tu
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo (from 08:46)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
15. 15 Th
    
    Last quarter Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
16. 16 Fr
    
    Last quarter 08:59 Moon: Virgo (from 19:50 Libra)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
17. 17 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 03:32)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
21. 21 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 07:14)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
22. 22 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
23. 23 Fr
    
    New moon 10:17 Moon: Capricorn (from 07:51)
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
24. 24 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 07:15)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces (from 07:36)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 Th
    
    First quarter Moon: Aries (from 10:37)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Fr
    
    First quarter 01:22 Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries (from 17:10 Taurus)
    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: December 2022 Moon calendar: December 2022

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