Moon Phases

[cat-lady]

They say this can affect sleep related issues and other mental health related issues like anxiety and aggression. I'm not really sure it that's true or not but I thought I would keep track and see if that feels like it's true. Internet searches easily turn up sites where you can track moon phases by your time zone/location. I'm posting so that others can also contribute observations. It would be interesting to see if there are any trends among us. Tonight 7/24/2016 it is supposed to be 70% waning gibbous.

 

[sedna]

I'm not sure, but I thought how the moon effects you with it's cycles depended on what your own astrology is. Like 70% waning gibbous would have a different impact on a Leo than an Aquarius. I have no idea what a waning gibbous is btw. :laugh:

Interesting though, I've always noticed that anxiety and insomnia are worse for me during a full moon, especially insomnia. I'm interested to see what your tracking and how it makes a difference. :tup:

 

[cat-lady]

I wasn't quite sure either so I looked it up: gibbous = "(of the moon) having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle" according to google. Tonight is supposed to be about 60% showing.

 

[NatBird]

I follow moon phases.
They definitely have an impact on my sleep. A few days leading up to a full moon and the full moon itself cause me to not be able to sleep. I get quite anxious and unsettled.
I think water signs tend to be quite effected this.

 

[cat-lady]

So far I have not felt any differences but then I haven't been tracking it for that long and I might just not be that sensitive to this stuff. Tonight is supposed to be a crescent moon - about 17% visible.

 

[sedna]

I'm not sure if I can grasp the moon jargon from a purely astronomical perspective. It's easier for me to relate it to the
astrological moon influences because they're written in ways easier to understand.

So the last quarter moon phase started on last Tues, and ends on Aug 2 with the New Moon.

The planets are causing with this new moon a crisis of consciousness with most people due to the stubborn and clingy aspects of moon in Taurus, then Cancer respectively. :depressed:

People shouldn't start anything new during this time except for business ventures...during a window when the moon is in Gemini from 4:10 am until 7:45 am EDT when it is an excellent time to think business.

Okey Dokey, If I called some old contacts and told them I was ready to roll on some project at 4 am on a weekend they'd just hang up and send me an e- card wishing me peace during my troubled times.

So I'm giving up on trying to figure this out myself. I need some direction in how to figure out what the moon phases are supposed to mean without the daily horoscope attached.

I think I've felt different, I didnt sleep yesterday but Im not as tired as I should be today.

 

[cat-lady]

Ok, so tonight is a full moon. Does anyone feel a difference? I can't say that I really feel a difference. Maybe I'm just not that sensitive to this stuff. Does anyone else want to take over this thread? If not I think I will just let it fall by the wayside.

 

[hodge]

I have never kept track of the possible influence of the moon, and I'm a Cancer, so the moon is my "guiding" thingie, lol. And I am highly sensitive. I have insomnia every night and don't think the moon phases have anything to do with that, at least in my case. However, my dad and his brother were both firefighters and they both swore that more bad things happened during a full moon. They also said their cop friends confirmed this.

 

[EveHarrington]

I never notice a difference in myself. I do usually remark about how the cat is going to go crazy lol.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

There were a few times that I had to take my daughter to emergency when she was little and the hospital overflowed with patients, and the staff kept on commenting that it was a full moon. I remember the wait times were so long.