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Lunar calendar for October 2026

The month’s root, leaf, flower, and fruit days, following the lunar custom of the vegetable garden, to try without making it a rule.

  • phases
  • gardening
  • October

2 lunations in October

The essentials

October 2026 at a glance

For you

A month of Moon day by day, with the gardening days that tradition draws from it.

Full moon
October 26, 05 h 12, in Taurus
Ascending Moon
Days 1 and 2, 16–29
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By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The month

October 2026 at a glance

Each cell: the phase at noon, the Moon’s sign, and, in color, the type of day according to the gardening tradition.

Lunar calendar for October 2026, Paris time
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12315 h 254
567891017 h 5011
1213141516171818 h 13
19202122232425
2605 h 122728293031
  • Root days
  • Leaf days
  • Flower days
  • Fruit days
  • Time of a main phase
Gardening by the Moon

The days of October according to tradition

Roots, leaves, flowers, fruits

According to the gardening tradition, each day is a root, leaf, flower, or fruit day depending on the sign the Moon is in.

  • Root days

    Moon in ♉︎ Taurus, ♍︎ Virgo, ♑︎ Capricorn

    Days 7 and 8, 17 and 18, 26 and 27

  • Leaf days

    Moon in ♋︎ Cancer, ♏︎ Scorpio, ♓︎ Pisces

    Days 3 and 4, 12 and 13, 22 and 23, 30 and 31

  • Flower days

    Moon in ♊︎ Gemini, ♎︎ Libra, ♒︎ Aquarius

    Days 1 and 2, 9–11, 19–21, 28 and 29

  • Fruit days

    Moon in ♈︎ Aries, ♌︎ Leo, ♐︎ Sagittarius

    Days 5 and 6, 14–16, 24 and 25

What tradition does with each type of day →

Gardening by the Moon is a reported tradition, not a proven method: something to try, not a rule to follow blindly. The dates and signs, on the other hand, are calculated. Why?

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Day by day

The 31 days in detail

How is it calculated?

The Moon’s phase, sign, and declination calculated at noon (Paris time); phase times to the minute.

Frequently asked questions about the October 2026 lunar calendar

When is the October 2026 new moon?

On Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 17 h 50, Paris time, with the Moon in Libra.

When is the October 2026 full moon?

On Monday, October 26, 2026 at 05 h 12, Paris time, with the Moon in Taurus.

What are the root days in October 2026?

According to the tradition of gardening by the Moon, root days are those when the Moon crosses an earth sign (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn): in October 2026, days 7 and 8, 17 and 18, 26 and 27 (Moon at noon, Paris time). Leaf days: 3 and 4, 12 and 13, 22 and 23, 30 and 31; flower days: 1 and 2, 9–11, 19–21, 28 and 29; fruit days: 5 and 6, 14–16, 24 and 25.

Ascending or descending Moon in October 2026?

The Moon is ascending (its declination increases, it rises a little higher in the sky each day) on days 1 and 2, 16–29, and descending on days 3–15, 30 and 31. Not to be confused with the waxing Moon, which depends on the phase.

Is gardening by this calendar proven?

To garden by the Moon, tradition first chooses the Moon’s direction, ascending for sowing, descending for planting, then the type of day for the part of the plant in question. This month’s table shows them day by day. Keep in mind that no trial has confirmed any effect: weather and soil matter far more.