Sowing calendar: January 2025

When to sow and plant in January? 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 January

1. 1 We
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 10:51)
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Th
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Fr
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 15:22 Pisces)
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Sa
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
5. 5 Su
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces (from 19:02 Aries)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
6. 6 Mo
   
   First quarter 23:57 Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
7. 7 Tu
   
   First quarter Moon: Aries (from 22:13 Taurus)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
8. 8 We
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
9. 9 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
10. 10 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini (from 01:08)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
11. 11 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
12. 12 Su
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 04:25)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
13. 13 Mo
    
    Full moon 22:27 Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
14. 14 Tu
    
    Full moon Moon: Leo (from 09:13)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
15. 15 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Th
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo (from 16:47 Virgo)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
18. 18 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
19. 19 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Libra (from 03:34)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
21. 21 Tu
    
    Last quarter 20:32 Moon: Libra (from 16:22 Scorpio)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
22. 22 We
    
    Last quarter Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
23. 23 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
24. 24 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 04:30)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
25. 25 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
26. 26 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 13:44 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
27. 27 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
28. 28 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn (from 19:33 Aquarius)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
29. 29 We
    
    New moon 12:37 Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
30. 30 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 22:53 Pisces)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf 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: January 2025 Moon calendar: January 2025

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