Sowing calendar: August 2030

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 Th
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo (from 06:31)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
2. 2 Fr
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
3. 3 Sa
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo (from 12:42 Libra)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
4. 4 Su
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
5. 5 Mo
   
   Waxing crescent Moon: Libra (from 17:13 Scorpio)
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
6. 6 Tu
   
   First quarter 17:43 Moon: Scorpio
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
7. 7 We
   
   First quarter Moon: Scorpio (from 20:26 Sagittarius)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
8. 8 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
9. 9 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Sagittarius (from 22:41 Capricorn)
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
10. 10 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
11. 11 Su
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
12. 12 Mo
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aquarius (from 00:41)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
13. 13 Tu
    
    Full moon 11:44 Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
14. 14 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces (from 03:41)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
15. 15 Th
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 09:10)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Aries (from 18:10 Taurus)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
20. 20 Tu
    
    Last quarter Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
21. 21 We
    
    Last quarter 02:16 Moon: Gemini (from 06:13)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
22. 22 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
23. 23 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Gemini (from 19:02 Cancer)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
24. 24 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
25. 25 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
26. 26 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo (from 06:00)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
27. 27 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
28. 28 We
    
    New moon Moon: Leo (from 13:52 Virgo)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
29. 29 Th
    
    New moon 00:07 Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
30. 30 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Virgo (from 19:05 Libra)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
31. 31 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Libra
    Flower 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 2030 Moon calendar: August 2030

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