Sowing calendar: August 2025

When to sow and plant in August? 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 August

1. 1 Fr
   
   First quarter 13:41 Moon: Scorpio
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Sa
   
   First quarter Moon: Scorpio
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 07:02)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Mo
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
5. 5 Tu
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 18:06 Capricorn)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
6. 6 We
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
7. 7 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
8. 8 Fr
   
   Full moon Moon: Aquarius (from 02:19)
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
9. 9 Sa
   
   Full moon 08:57 Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
10. 10 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 07:52)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Tu
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 11:34)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 Th
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 14:23 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
15. 15 Fr
    
    Last quarter Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
16. 16 Sa
    
    Last quarter 06:14 Moon: Taurus (from 17:02 Gemini)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
17. 17 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini (from 20:06 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
21. 21 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo (from 00:18)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
22. 22 Fr
    
    New moon Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
23. 23 Sa
    
    New moon 07:07 Moon: Virgo (from 06:25)
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
24. 24 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo (from 15:10 Libra)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
26. 26 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 02:29)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Sa
    
    First quarter Moon: Scorpio (from 15:06 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Su
    
    First quarter 07:25 Moon: Sagittarius
    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: August 2025 Moon calendar: August 2025

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