FULL MOON. The next full moon is approaching. She will perform on Friday, May 5, 2023 and will be under the sign of Scorpio. Here is everything you need to know about this event.
[Updated April 28, 2023 6:45 PM] The 5th full moon of the year 2023 is scheduled for Friday, May 5. It is nicknamed the Full Flower Moon. This night will be special because a partial lunar eclipse will take place, unfortunately it will be visible from France. According to astrologers, this astral event would result in bodily and emotional well-being, but the results would differ according to the astrological signs.
According to the lifestyle site Noovomoi: “Two elements will be particularly affected during this period: the Water signs and the Fire signs. These signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces for the Water signs and Aries, the Leo and Sagittarius for Fire.
These astrological signs would therefore be more likely to feel the effects of this Full Moon. The eclipse being partial, the effects would logically be less strong than during a total eclipse. But “Scorpio Moons are always emotionally intense, creating a dynamic between radical vulnerability and an inner need to protect against misfortune” for Oh! MyMag.
If scientists do not validate the theory of the effects of the Moon on this or that astrological sign, it would indeed exert a magneto-gravitational influence on the living according to astrologers. What are these effects of the full moon on our body and our mood? In our file below, you will know all about the effects of the full moon, the dates and times of the next ones of the year.
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 7:34 minutes and 3 seconds precisely, the full moon will occur. The schedule is established by the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE).
Called the “Full Flower Moon” by Native American tribes, the May Full Moon refers to the time of year when wildflowers are in full bloom, in the height of spring season!
The influence of the Moon on life on Earth is real and scientifically proven, especially its role in the tidal cycle. The lunar cycle would have a real impact on our body, our mood and nature: insomnia, aggressiveness, tides, gardening, hair growth, onset of childbirth… We help you sort out the real from the fake!
The full moon can raise the PH of the human body. According to the work of biophysicist Jeanne Rousseau, the body’s pH increases (perspiration, bile, saliva, urine) during the full moon, and decreases during the new moon. This is why there is an upsurge in urinary tract infections during this lunar phase.
Women’s menstrual cycles can be disrupted during the full moon, because there is indeed a correlation between the menstrual cycle “greater than 27 days” and the lunar cycle (of 29.5 days), according to a study by the magazine scientist Science Advance. Performed on 300 women, the study proves an intermittent synchronization. But “with age and exposure to artificial light at night, menstrual cycles shorten and lose this synchronization. We assume that in ancient times human reproductive behavior was synchronous with the Moon, but that our modern lifestyles altered reproductive physiology and behavior”.
The full moon disrupts the internal biological clock, increasing time to fall asleep by 5 minutes, reducing sleep duration by about 20 minutes, and decreasing deep sleep time by 30%, according to a 2013 study by the journal Current. Biology.
Stress, anxiety… The mood can change during the phase of the full moon, since the latter causes sleep disturbances. But each individual reacts more or less to its effects, this is called “luno-sensitivity”. The one who reacts most strongly to this influence on his mood will be said to be “badly in the mood”. On the other hand, no scientific study has succeeded in proving a connection between the Moon and 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.
If the lunar deities 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.
In Native American tribes, the menstrual cycles of women were modeled on the cycle of the Moon, and texts dating from the Middle Ages relate this same experience 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 with certainty.
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.
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. 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 plant growth and yield. “Gardening while taking into account the cycles of this satellite could therefore prove to be very useful” concluded the review in its article.
Paradoxically, cutting your hair on full moon nights so that it grows back faster has not been scientifically proven, although many hairdressers recommend cutting hair during a full moon to strengthen its structure.
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:
