FULL MOON. Under the sign of Sagittarius, the full moon on Sunday, June 4 will have a beneficial effect on the astrological signs of Fire and Earth.
[Updated on May 30, 2023 at 7:53 p.m.] The full moon is the starting point of a new lunar cycle from an astronomical point of view, but also of a new adventure on the astrological level. This Sunday, June 4, 2023, the full moon is placed under the aegis of Sagittarius, a dynamic zodiac sign and an eternal optimist.
Some signs, more than others, will step out of their comfort zone starting this Sunday. All the astrological signs of fire and earth will benefit from its positive aura. What impact did this Full Moon have on your astrological sign? What are the effects of the Full Moon on our body and our mood? In our file below, you will know everything.
Here’s to a joyful full moon! The June 4 full moon in the fire sign of Sagittarius represents hope and a philosophy of life that fits perfectly with the phrase “seeing the glass half full,” according to astrologers at Elle magazine. All Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are going to have an enchanted break this weekend. Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) will be invited to let go a little, relax without stress. Nothing to report on the side of the Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) apart from a weekend under the sign of recklessness. On the other hand, the Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces), less carried by the fabulous energy of this full moon, will oscillate between melancholy and hope.
Sunday June 4, 2023 at 5 hours 41 minutes and 44 seconds precisely will occur the full moon. The schedule is established by the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE).
Why is the June Full Moon called the Full Strawberry Moon?
Called the “Full Strawberry Moon” by Native American tribes, the June Full Moon refers to the time of year when strawberries are harvested as the summer solstice approaches.
The influence of the Moon on the Earth is real and scientifically proven: its role is well known and major in the tidal cycle, which itself has multiple implications for the life of our planet. The lunar cycle might also have a slight impact on our bodies and plants, but many popular legends give it much more importance than it actually has: insomnia, aggression, gardening, hair growth, outbreak of deliveries… We help you sort out the (very few) true from the false.
The hypothesis that the female menstrual cycles can be disturbed during the full moon has been raised, without ever having been able to receive rigorous scientific validation. There may be some correlation between the menstrual cycle “greater than 27 days” and the lunar cycle (of 29.5 days), according to a study by the scientific magazine Science Advance, but this does not indicate that there is a effect of full moon or moon on menstrual cycles. Performed on 300 women, the study simply detected intermittent synchronization. Indeed, “with age and exposure to artificial light at night, menstrual cycles shorten and lose this synchronization,” say the researchers, who hypothesize: “We assume that in ancient times, reproductive behavior human was synchronous with the Moon, but that our modern lifestyles have altered reproductive physiology and behavior.”
Does the full moon disrupt the internal biological clock? A 2013 study published by the journal Current Biology is very regularly highlighted. She was told that she would increase the time to fall asleep by 5 minutes, reduce the duration of sleep by about 20 minutes and decrease the time in deep sleep by 30%. But this is a shortcut: in reality, the methodology used – which induces some bias in the interpretations – and the small number of people who participated in this study only indicates that the hypothesis is not invalidated, but that it cannot be proven.
No scientific study has succeeded in proving a relationship between the Moon and mood swings, let alone aggression. No, the full moon doesn’t affect your mental health: “We don’t have more psychiatric patients in the emergency room on full moon nights,” said Matthieu Hein, a psychiatrist specializing in sleep disorders and mental illness at the hospital. Erasme, at RTBF in July 2019.
Again, these are popular beliefs. If the lunar divinities have, since the dawn of time, been associated with fertility, like Chandra for the Hindus, Artemis for the Greeks or Mama Quilla for the Incas, it is because the cycle lunar has a temporality very close to the menstrual cycle. Indeed, a lunar cycle lasts 29 days and 12 hours, and a menstrual cycle about 28 days. The legends then said that the new moon corresponded to the arrival of the rules, therefore of a new menstrual cycle, while the full moon was the day of ovulation, the most fertile of the menstrual cycle.
Texts from the Middle Ages relate experiences of “menstrual synchronization” when women lived together. But it must be emphasized that at the time, the physiological cycle of the body depended on the natural light of the Moon and not artificial, as it is now since the invention of electricity. Is the female cycle naturally dependent on the lunar cycle nowadays? To date, there is no scientific evidence establishing this link.
While popular belief speaks of an onset of childbirth on full moon evenings, no scientific study has provided conclusive results to prove a link between the full moon and the number of births. These are legends.
The full moon plays an indisputable role on the tides. On the surface of the earth, the water is subject to the attraction of the Moon, and the position of the latter determines the tides… At the full moon, the Sun, the Moon and the Earth being aligned, the forces of attraction add up, resulting in larger tides.
The full moon has its role to play in the development of plants, but it is very weak. According to Sciences et Avenir, “the influence of the circalunar (biological rhythm based on the cycle of the Moon)” exists on plants as well as on humans. “Moonlight has an effect on plant physiology” (germination), water uptake and sugar production rate of plants, promoting its growth. But beware, studies tend to show that the effects are marginal and that other parameters, such as the composition of the earth, have to be taken into account. In 2012, the National Horticultural Society of France also considered in a report that “if the Moon has an influence on the agronomic performance of plants, it is infinitesimal. This influence is incomparable in intensity with that on the tides of the oceans”.
Moreover, cutting your hair on full moon nights so that they grow back faster has not been scientifically proven, this is again an unfounded belief.
The Full Moon is one of the 4 phases of the Moon based on its position relative to the Sun: First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon. During the full moon, the Sun, Earth, and Moon are approximately aligned. Thus, the visible side of the Moon from Earth appears totally illuminated by the Sun. The new moon is, conversely, the phase during which the Moon is not visible from Earth. The return to the same phase occurs approximately every 29 days and 12 hours.
The year 2023 is a year with 13 full moons (two occurring in August). Here are the dates and times of the next full moons in 2023 in detail:
