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Can you tell when it is a full moon?

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JaneJudge Thu 26-Oct-23 08:58:15

I’m at work. Everyone is tetchy and foul and I thought, I bet it’s a full moon and low behold it’s a full moon tomorrow.

I am quite sensitive to other peoples moods and behaviours but I’m sure it is connected to the lunar cycle.

Woo šŸ™ˆ someone must agree with me?

JaneJudge Thu 26-Oct-23 09:05:18

and now Adele is on the radio I’m worried there might be tears and a murder <light heated>

Juliet27 Thu 26-Oct-23 09:07:30

I don’t sleep at all well at full moon times

Nanderin Thu 26-Oct-23 09:15:05

Yes I can. I get very anxious.

Grandmabatty Thu 26-Oct-23 09:21:08

When teaching, I always knew when it was a full moon šŸ˜‚. The normally well behaved pupils acted daft. Mind you, the same went for high winds, snow and wasps in the classroom

annodomini Thu 26-Oct-23 09:45:40

When I had cats, they were unusually skittish around the time of the full moon.

nanna8 Thu 26-Oct-23 10:46:21

There’s a reason for the word, ā€˜lunatic’ and it is always a beautiful sight but definitely unsettling when there is a full moon.

Callistemon21 Thu 26-Oct-23 10:54:49

Some farmers plant according to the moon's cycles. We have a book about it.

I'm sure, just as the tides ebb and flood, as we're composed about 60% water (70+% in our brain), it could affect us.

Grandma70s Thu 26-Oct-23 11:01:22

I can tell when there’s a full moon if I look at it. Otherwise, no.

boheminan Thu 26-Oct-23 11:26:37

Oh yes. When my three daughters were younger and all living at home with me, we all would start menstruating on or close to a full moon. Any would be visitors would be warned to stay away during this time!

JaneJudge Thu 26-Oct-23 17:11:05

oh lordy bohemian grin

Well, there were tears but no murder. I am going to go and have a nap as I am exhausted by today!

MrsKen33 Thu 26-Oct-23 17:16:12

Yes,as it shines right across my bed. Absolutely love it and get up and make a wish .

Shelflife Thu 26-Oct-23 17:48:04

I love look at a full šŸŒ. Has no effect on my mood other than to lift it if I am having a bad day!!

welbeck Thu 26-Oct-23 18:10:25

the late night radio callers become more odd than usual.
many presenters comment on it.

AreWeThereYet Thu 26-Oct-23 18:23:04

When I used to work with people with conditions like Alzheimers we always knew - everyone used to get a bit 'edgy'. There was once a brawl in a home I was visiting between two ladies. Lady A took offence that Lady B was ignoring her. Lady B was quite put out that a strange woman was trying to hang onto her arm. Lady A was adamant they were life long friends. The more Lady B tried to get way the more Lady A hung on, getting faster and faster until Lady B turned and gave Lady A a wallop round the ear. There was also a man with severe brain damage who used to walk the corridors all night when there was a full moon. Never spoke or interacted with anyone, just walked.

Jaxjacky Thu 26-Oct-23 19:07:03

No, not really, I just checked, Saturday is a full harvest moon, with a minor eclipse.

JaneJudge Thu 26-Oct-23 19:59:23

Jaxjacky

No, not really, I just checked, Saturday is a full harvest moon, with a minor eclipse.

This is the build up šŸ˜‚

Jaxjacky Thu 26-Oct-23 20:14:03

🤣🤣 Jane.
Ok, so maybe having the grandchildren to stay was a bad idea šŸ‘»

Marydoll Thu 26-Oct-23 20:17:08

Grandmabatty

When teaching, I always knew when it was a full moon šŸ˜‚. The normally well behaved pupils acted daft. Mind you, the same went for high winds, snow and wasps in the classroom

I said exactly the same thing tonight to DH, when I spotted the full moon when driving home. I found it all a bit eerie. šŸŒ•

Mwdebbie Thu 26-Oct-23 20:55:23

When ā€˜on call’ as a midwife, full moon nights inevitably involved going to several women whose labours had started with their waters breaking. Always a busy night!

Callistemon21 Thu 26-Oct-23 22:55:55

Ooh, interesting Mwdebbie!

Callistemon21 Thu 26-Oct-23 23:00:03

Jaxjacky

No, not really, I just checked, Saturday is a full harvest moon, with a minor eclipse.

We also could see shooting stars at the moment, which are small bits of Halley's Comet.

(But expect rain.)

FoghornLeghorn Fri 27-Oct-23 02:31:42

When I worked in A&E we always knew when it was a full moon as the place was invariably madder than usual.

SpringsEternal Sun 29-Oct-23 12:24:20

I treated a psychiatrist recently who said he'd had a stressful week, with lots of psychotic episodes. I said "Well yes, there's a full moon". He looked puzzled and I said the moon affects the tides and the tides affect us, we're 70%-80% water, as Castillemon said. Everything's interconnected. Plus the word lunatic comes from the Latin word for moon.

Jenn53 Sun 29-Oct-23 12:34:37

Janejudge Totally agree with you. I get super sensitive and emotional when a full moon is approaching. Also, I can never sleep. I am wide awake tossing & turning.