Sowing calendar: December 2031

When to sow and plant in December? 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 December

1. 1 Mo
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
2. 2 Tu
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
3. 3 We
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Leo (from 09:14)
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
4. 4 Th
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
5. 5 Fr
   
   Waning gibbous Moon: Leo (from 21:52 Virgo)
   Fruit day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
6. 6 Sa
   
   Last quarter Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
7. 7 Su
   
   Last quarter 03:22 Moon: Virgo
   Root day
   Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
8. 8 Mo
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Libra (from 08:59)
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
9. 9 Tu
   
   Waning crescent Moon: Libra
   Flower day
   Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
10. 10 We
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Libra (from 16:45 Scorpio)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Th
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 20:41 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
13. 13 Sa
    
    New moon Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
14. 14 Su
    
    New moon 09:05 Moon: Sagittarius (from 21:46 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
15. 15 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
16. 16 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Capricorn (from 21:48 Aquarius)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
17. 17 We
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
18. 18 Th
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius (from 22:42 Pisces)
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
19. 19 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
20. 20 Sa
    
    First quarter Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
21. 21 Su
    
    First quarter 00:01 Moon: Aries (from 01:58)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
22. 22 Mo
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
23. 23 Tu
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 08:15)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
24. 24 We
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
25. 25 Th
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 17:13 Gemini)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
26. 26 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Sa
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Su
    
    Full moon 17:33 Moon: Cancer (from 04:05)
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
29. 29 Mo
    
    Full moon Moon: Cancer
    Leaf day
    Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
30. 30 Tu
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 16:12 Leo)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
31. 31 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding

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: December 2031 Moon calendar: December 2031

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