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Lunar planting calendar for November 2026

When to sow, plant, prune and harvest: favourable and unfavourable days by the Moon's phase and sign. Moscow time.

The Moon today

Waning crescent, 15% illuminated

Moon in Virgo, enters Libra at 17:38.

Void-of-course Moon: 4 November 09:57 – 17:38

Garden
Don't sow — time to tend: weeding, loosening soil, harvesting
Finishing work: tidying the plot, compost, weeding, preserving. Leave new sowing until after the new moon.
Moon in Virgo: low-fertility sign: flowers and ornamentals, pricking out, transplanting. Don't sow seeds for harvest.
During void-of-course hours don't sow or transplant — water, weed and tidy instead.

Main phases this month

Calculated from ephemerides; Moscow time (UTC+3).

The Moon day by day

Garden: "plant" — favourable for sowing, "okay" — neutral, "tend" — no sowing, weeding and harvesting only, "rest" — new or full moon. ↑ waxing Moon — above-ground crops, ↓ waning — root crops and bulbs.

  1. 1Sun
    Last quarter 23:28 Cancer → Leo 07:18 VoC 00:59–07:18 Garden: tend
  2. 2Mon
    Last quarter, 44% Leo Garden: tend
  3. 3Tue
    Last quarter, 33% Leo → Virgo 11:27 VoC 03:09–11:27 Garden: tend
  4. 4Wed
    Waning crescent, 24% Virgo VoC from 09:57 Garden: tend
  5. 5Thu
    Waning crescent, 15% Virgo → Libra 17:38 VoC until 17:38 Garden: tend
  6. 6Fri
    Waning crescent, 9% Libra Garden: okay ↓
  7. 7Sat
    New moon, 4% Libra VoC from 16:19 Garden: okay ↓
  8. 8Sun
    New moon, 1% Libra → Scorpio 01:39 VoC until 01:39 Garden: rest
  9. 9Mon
    New moon 10:02 Scorpio Garden: rest
  10. 10Tue
    New moon, 1% Scorpio → Sagittarius 11:35 VoC 02:25–11:35 Garden: rest
  11. 11Wed
    Waxing crescent, 4% Sagittarius Garden: tend
  12. 12Thu
    Waxing crescent, 9% Sagittarius → Capricorn 23:27 VoC 14:28–23:27 Garden: tend
  13. 13Fri
    Waxing crescent, 15% Capricorn Garden: okay ↑
  14. 14Sat
    Waxing crescent, 22% Capricorn VoC from 21:55 Garden: okay ↑
  15. 15Sun
    Waxing crescent, 30% Capricorn → Aquarius 12:24 VoC until 12:24 Garden: okay ↑
  16. 16Mon
    First quarter, 39% Aquarius Garden: tend
  17. 17Tue
    First quarter 14:48 Aquarius VoC from 17:25 Garden: tend
  18. 18Wed
    First quarter, 59% Aquarius → Pisces 00:19 VoC until 00:19 Garden: plant ↑
  19. 19Thu
    First quarter, 68% Pisces Garden: plant ↑
  20. 20Fri
    Waxing gibbous, 78% Pisces → Aries 08:52 VoC 04:46–08:52 Garden: tend
  21. 21Sat
    Waxing gibbous, 86% Aries Garden: tend
  22. 22Sun
    Waxing gibbous, 93% Aries → Taurus 13:09 VoC 10:38–13:09 Garden: tend
  23. 23Mon
    Full moon, 98% Taurus Garden: plant ↑
  24. 24Tue
    Full moon 17:54 Taurus → Gemini 14:09 VoC 13:09–14:09 Garden: rest
  25. 25Wed
    Full moon, 99% Gemini Garden: rest
  26. 26Thu
    Waning gibbous, 95% Gemini → Cancer 13:51 VoC 08:23–13:51 Garden: tend
  27. 27Fri
    Waning gibbous, 89% Cancer Garden: plant ↓
  28. 28Sat
    Waning gibbous, 80% Cancer → Leo 14:20 VoC 08:39–14:20 Garden: plant ↓
  29. 29Sun
    Waning gibbous, 70% Leo Garden: tend
  30. 30Mon
    Last quarter, 60% Leo → Virgo 17:12 VoC 13:10–17:12 Garden: tend

Garden work by Moon phase

  • New moon

    Plants rest: don't sow or transplant. Good for weeding, loosening the soil and planning.

  • Waxing crescent

    Time for what grows upwards: sow greens, lettuce, cabbage, legumes. Grafts and cuttings take well.

  • First quarter

    Active growth: sow and plant above-ground crops — tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgettes, flowers. Foliar feeding.

  • Waxing gibbous

    Sap rises: fruit and berry crops, transplanting seedlings, watering and feeding. Postpone pruning.

  • Full moon

    Don't sow, transplant or prune. Good for harvesting juicy fruit and herbs, weeding, mulching.

  • Waning gibbous

    Sap goes down to the roots: plant root crops, potatoes, onions, garlic and bulbs. Root feeding, harvesting for storage.

  • Last quarter

    Prune trees and shrubs, thin out, deal with pests. Good for planting root crops and perennials.

  • Waning crescent

    Finishing work: tidying the plot, compost, weeding, preserving. Leave new sowing until after the new moon.

Fertility of the Moon's signs

  • Moon in Aries barren

    Barren sign: don't sow. Weeding, loosening soil, pest control, harvesting.

  • Moon in Taurus fertile

    Fertile sign: root crops, potatoes, perennials, planting trees and shrubs.

  • Moon in Gemini barren

    Barren sign: weeding, loosening soil, tying up climbers, harvesting.

  • Moon in Cancer very fertile

    The most fertile sign: sow and plant almost anything, especially greens, cabbage and squash. Watering.

  • Moon in Leo barren

    Barren sign: harvest crops and seeds, dry herbs, weed. Skip watering.

  • Moon in Virgo low fertility

    Low-fertility sign: flowers and ornamentals, pricking out, transplanting. Don't sow seeds for harvest.

  • Moon in Libra medium fertility

    Medium-fertility sign: flowers, legumes, fruit trees, climbing plants.

  • Moon in Scorpio very fertile

    Very fertile sign: sowing and planting, grafting, tomatoes, peppers, melons. Seeds sprout strongly.

  • Moon in Sagittarius low fertility

    Low-fertility sign: onions, garlic, peppers, seed collecting. Good for weeding and preserving.

  • Moon in Capricorn medium fertility

    Medium-fertility sign: root crops, onions, garlic, planting for storage, grafting and pruning.

  • Moon in Aquarius barren

    Barren sign: don't plant or water. Weeding, pruning, pest control, harvesting.

  • Moon in Pisces very fertile

    Fertile sign: planting, watering, feeding; greens, cabbage, cucumbers, radishes.

During void-of-course hours: don't sow or transplant — water, weed and tidy instead.

These are traditional lunar-calendar rules — for inspiration and planning. Weather, good gardening practice and your skin's condition matter more; cosmetic and medical procedures should follow a specialist's advice.