Sowing calendar: January 2026

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 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini (from 13:10 Cancer)
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Sa
   
   Full moon 10:04 Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
4. 4 Su
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 13:45 Leo)
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
5. 5 Mo
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
6. 6 Tu
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Leo (from 16:58 Virgo)
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
7. 7 We
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
8. 8 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
9. 9 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Libra (from 00:07)
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Sa
    
    Last quarter 15:49 Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Su
    
    Last quarter Moon: Scorpio (from 10:57)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 23:35 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
15. 15 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn (from 11:49)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
17. 17 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
18. 18 Su
    
    New moon 19:53 Moon: Capricorn (from 22:20 Aquarius)
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
19. 19 Mo
    
    New moon Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
20. 20 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
21. 21 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces (from 06:51)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
22. 22 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces (from 13:27 Aries)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
24. 24 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
25. 25 Su
    
    First quarter Moon: Aries (from 18:07 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Mo
    
    First quarter 04:48 Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
27. 27 Tu
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 20:56 Gemini)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
28. 28 We
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini (from 22:33 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Cancer
    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 2026 Moon calendar: January 2026

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