Sowing calendar: January 2031

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 We
   
   First quarter Moon: Aries
   Fruit day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
2. 2 Th
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 04:21)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
3. 3 Fr
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
4. 4 Sa
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 16:30 Gemini)
   Root day
   Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
5. 5 Su
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
6. 6 Mo
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Gemini
   Flower day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
7. 7 Tu
   
   Waxing gibbous Moon: Cancer (from 05:33)
   Leaf day
   Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
8. 8 We
   
   Full moon 18:27 Moon: Cancer
   Leaf day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
9. 9 Th
   
   Full moon Moon: Cancer (from 17:53 Leo)
   Leaf day
   Unfavourable Full moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
10. 10 Fr
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
11. 11 Sa
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Leo
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
12. 12 Su
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo (from 04:39)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
13. 13 Mo
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
14. 14 Tu
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Virgo (from 13:22 Libra)
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
15. 15 We
    
    Waning gibbous Moon: Libra
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
16. 16 Th
    
    Last quarter 12:48 Moon: Libra (from 19:33 Scorpio)
    Flower day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
17. 17 Fr
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
18. 18 Sa
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Scorpio (from 22:56 Sagittarius)
    Leaf day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
19. 19 Su
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
20. 20 Mo
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Sagittarius (from 23:54 Capricorn)
    Fruit day
    Neutral Waning Moon – traditionally suitable for weeding, pruning and feeding
21. 21 Tu
    
    Waning crescent Moon: Capricorn
    Root day
    Favourable Waning Moon – traditionally favourable for root crops and bulbs
22. 22 We
    
    New moon Moon: Capricorn (from 23:48 Aquarius)
    Root day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
23. 23 Th
    
    New moon 04:32 Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Unfavourable New moon – traditionally a time to avoid sowing and planting
24. 24 Fr
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aquarius
    Flower day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
25. 25 Sa
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces (from 00:33)
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
26. 26 Su
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Pisces
    Leaf day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
27. 27 Mo
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aries (from 04:08)
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
28. 28 Tu
    
    Waxing crescent Moon: Aries
    Fruit day
    Favourable Waxing Moon – traditionally favourable for above-ground crops
29. 29 We
    
    First quarter Moon: Taurus (from 11:51)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
30. 30 Th
    
    First quarter 07:44 Moon: Taurus
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting
31. 31 Fr
    
    Waxing gibbous Moon: Taurus (from 23:18 Gemini)
    Root day
    Neutral Waxing Moon, but a root day – tradition suggests waiting

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 2031 Moon calendar: January 2031

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