Sowing calendar: October 2028

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 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Mo
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 19:19 Aries)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
3. 3 Tu
   
   Full moon 17:26 Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
4. 4 We
   
   Full moon Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
5. 5 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 07:24)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
6. 6 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
7. 7 Sa
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 18:11 Gemini)
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
8. 8 Su
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
9. 9 Mo
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 Tu
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 02:59)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 We
    
    Last quarter 12:58 Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo (from 08:55)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
14. 14 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Virgo (from 11:39)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
15. 15 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
16. 16 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Libra (from 11:57)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Tu
    
    New moon Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
18. 18 We
    
    New moon 03:57 Moon: Scorpio (from 11:31)
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
19. 19 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
20. 20 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 12:31 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
21. 21 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
22. 22 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 16:52 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
24. 24 Tu
    
    First quarter Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 We
    
    First quarter 05:52 Moon: Aquarius (from 01:24)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius (from 13:08 Pisces)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 Su
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
30. 30 Mo
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries (from 00:52)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
31. 31 Tu
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries
    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: October 2028 Moon calendar: October 2028

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