Sowing calendar: September 2023

When to sow and plant in September? 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 September

1. 1 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 14:26 Aries)
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
2. 2 Sa
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
3. 3 Su
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 16:00 Taurus)
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
4. 4 Mo
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
5. 5 Tu
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 21:07 Gemini)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
6. 6 We
   
   Last quarter 23:22 Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
7. 7 Th
   
   Last quarter Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
8. 8 Fr
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Cancer (from 06:01)
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
9. 9 Sa
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer (from 17:37 Leo)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Virgo (from 06:19)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
14. 14 Th
    
    New moon Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
15. 15 Fr
    
    New moon 02:40 Moon: Virgo (from 18:46 Libra)
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
16. 16 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
17. 17 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
18. 18 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 06:00)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
19. 19 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
20. 20 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 15:08 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
21. 21 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
22. 22 Fr
    
    First quarter 20:32 Moon: Sagittarius (from 21:22 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Sa
    
    First quarter Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
24. 24 Su
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Mo
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius (from 00:30)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Tu
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 We
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 01:19)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 Fr
    
    Full moon 10:58 Moon: Aries (from 01:18)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
30. 30 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries
    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: September 2023 Moon calendar: September 2023

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