Around a year and a half ago and surprisingly, a mainstream media wrote about the full moon and sleep, in the article “Full moon may disrupt sleep, study says.”

The study authors concluded that they had “evidence that the distance to the nearest full-moon phase significantly influences human sleep and evening melatonin levels when measured under strictly controlled laboratory conditions, where factors such as light and personal moon perception can be excluded.”

I am personally affected in my sleep by the full moon, but not by all full moons. I found that I am more affected when the full moon aspects my birth moon with a square or an opposition, which echoes the inner tension of the birth aspect between the Sun and the Moon. Also, I suspect that people with a strong natal Moon, as I have, would be more affected by the full Moon.

My considerations are based on a few cases I noticed and I shared with others, so they are far from being  statistically significant, which would require data from a high number of people for a longer timeframe.

A full Moon aspecting the natal Moon with a square or opposition happens only a few times a year. This is one example why devising scientific studies about astrology is very challenging.

Since the ultimate goal of 12andus is to research and better understand how the planets in the birth chart affect our personality, life events, skills and choices, it would be great to share your experience regarding the full moon and sleep as a comment.

See also:

The Moon in the water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

The Moon in the fire signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

The Moon in the earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

The Moon in the air signs: Geminis, Libra, Aquarius

Is the Moon more important for a woman than the Sun sign?