The lunar calendar follows the Moon cycle in its average 29.5 days (synodic month) and four main phases: new moon, first quarter (waxing), full moon, last quarter (waning). It is a reference used in traditional agriculture, fishing, popular cosmetics and ritual traditions to choose suitable moments for planting, cutting hair, making preserves or starting projects.
New moon: beginning, intentions, sowing. Good time to set goals, write down what you want to attract, start a new practice. Waxing moon: construction, growth, accumulation. Good time to carry projects forward, sustain energy-demanding work. Full moon: maximum visibility, symbolic harvest, intensity. Good time to celebrate, take stock, let what was hidden emerge. Waning moon: release, cleansing, settling. Good time to close, dispose, rest, reflect.
The tool shows today s lunar phase and the next days, indicates the next new and full moons with exact date and time, signals special phenomena (blue moon, eclipses, super moon) and highlights the zodiac sign in which the Moon transits. Entering your date of birth you also get the monthly "lunar return", when the Moon in the sky returns to your natal moon-sign position.
In traditional European agriculture, sowing was done in waxing moon and harvesting in waning moon. Popular fitness suggests cutting hair in waxing moon for faster, stronger regrowth (the effect is not scientifically proven). Peasant cooking bottled wine in waning moon to favor settling. Traditional fishing often follows full-moon cycles, when tides are wider.
The tool shows the updated calendar with the next full and new moons of the current and following months.
Popular astronomical term for a full moon that happens when the Moon is particularly close to Earth (perigee). It looks slightly larger and brighter.
Some studies have observed a small reduction in night sleep on full-moon nights. The effect is statistically weak and not valid for everyone.