Sowing calendar: October 2025

When to sow and plant in October? 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 October

1. 1 We
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn (from 20:52 Aquarius)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
2. 2 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
4. 4 Sa
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 03:08)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
5. 5 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
6. 6 Mo
   
   Full moon Moon: Aries (from 05:50)
   Fruit day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
7. 7 Tu
   
   Full moon 04:48 Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
8. 8 We
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 06:14)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
9. 9 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
10. 10 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Gemini (from 06:14)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 07:38)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Mo
    
    Last quarter 19:14 Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 Tu
    
    Last quarter Moon: Leo (from 11:48)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
15. 15 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo (from 19:07 Virgo)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
18. 18 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
19. 19 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Libra (from 05:02)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Mo
    
    New moon Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
21. 21 Tu
    
    New moon 13:25 Moon: Libra (from 16:43 Scorpio)
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
22. 22 We
    
    New moon Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
23. 23 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
24. 24 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 05:20)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
25. 25 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 16:54 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
28. 28 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
29. 29 We
    
    First quarter 16:22 Moon: Aquarius (from 03:56)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Th
    
    First quarter Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 11:47)
    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.

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