Best Days by Date for 2024

The Old Farmer's Almanac BEST DAYS FOR 2024 are listed by calendar date. (Or, see Best Days by Activity.)

Find out when to start a diet to lose weight, cut hair to increase growth, plant vegetables, quit smoking, lose weight, wean, mow grass to slow growth, and do more activities. The 2024 Best Days Calendar dates are based on several factors, including the position of the Moon in the 12 signs of the Zodiac, as well as the Moon phase. Planetary relationships may also be considered. When positions and phases are suitable, tradition says that activities are more likely to yield favorable results.

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Best Days for July 2024
Date	Activities
July 1, 2024	color hair harvest belowground crops
July 5, 2024	bake graft or pollinate
July 6, 2024	bake graft or pollinate start projects
July 7, 2024	prune to encourage growth
July 8, 2024	prune to encourage growth
July 9, 2024	harvest aboveground crops have dental care pick fruit
July 10, 2024	harvest aboveground crops have dental care pick fruit
July 11, 2024	harvest aboveground crops have dental care pick fruit
July 12, 2024	begin diet to gain weight cut hair to encourage growth get married
July 13, 2024	cut hair to encourage growth get married
July 14, 2024	begin logging breed animals brew beer or cider plant aboveground crops slaughter livestock
July 15, 2024	begin logging breed animals brew beer or cider plant aboveground crops slaughter livestock
July 16, 2024	begin logging breed animals brew beer or cider plant aboveground crops slaughter livestock
July 17, 2024	begin diet to gain weight go camping straighten hair
July 18, 2024	go camping straighten hair
July 19, 2024	set posts or pour concrete
July 20, 2024	end projects set posts or pour concrete
July 21, 2024	castrate animals
July 22, 2024	castrate animals
July 23, 2024	can or pickle vegetables and fruit make jams or jellies make sauerkraut plant belowground crops
July 24, 2024	can or pickle vegetables and fruit make jams or jellies make sauerkraut plant belowground crops
July 25, 2024	begin a diet to lose weight cut hay destroy pests and weeds dry fruit, vegetables, or meat prune to discourage growth quit smoking wean animals or children
July 26, 2024	cut hay destroy pests and weeds dry fruit, vegetables, or meat prune to discourage growth
July 27, 2024	cut hay destroy pests and weeds dry fruit, vegetables, or meat prune to discourage growth
July 28, 2024	color hair cut hair to discourage growth harvest belowground crops
July 29, 2024	color hair cut hair to discourage growth harvest belowground crops
July 30, 2024	begin a diet to lose weight quit smoking wean animals or children