October 7, 2026
Waning crescent
Moon age 25.9 days
Next full moon: October 26, 2026
Full moon and earthquakes, full moon and births, full moon and headaches — we check the things long linked to the moon, one by one, against public data. So far, the moon's clearest fingerprint in the data is the tide; the rest hasn't shown up yet. But not seeing something isn't the same as it not being there. We keep checking every day, hoping to one day find the moon's hand in the data.
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Things linked to the moon
Most searched
Do home runs rise on full-moon nights?~330,000 MLB home runs
Does the full moon drop the barometric pressure?86 years of daily pressure in Tokyo, London and NY
Do headaches spike on full moon nights?~10 years of headache and migraine lookups
Does crime rise on full-moon nights?Chicago and New York: ~18.5 million incidents
Are major earthquakes more common on full moon days?Japan intensity 3+ and worldwide M6+, ~50 years
Are more babies born on full moon nights?5,209 days of US births
Where the moon's power shows clearly
Are tides bigger on full moon days?3,447 days of tide-gauge recordsHigher
Do we look up the moon on full moon days?~10 years of Wikipedia pageviewsHigher
For every other question, a link to the moon hasn't shown up yet — and we keep checking every day to find one. Answers and evidence are on each page.
- Are major earthquakes more common on full moon days?Japan intensity 3+ and worldwide M6+, ~50 years
- Are tides bigger on full moon days?3,447 days of tide-gauge recordsHigher
Does rain stay away on full moon days?86 years of daily rain in Tokyo, London and NY
Does the wind pick up on full moon days?86 years in Tokyo, London and NY
Are full moon days warmer?86 years in Tokyo, Berlin and LA- Does the full moon drop the barometric pressure?86 years of daily pressure in Tokyo, London and NY
21 questions, tested against public statistics. How we judge
Today's moon age and verdict, posted daily on X @moonalibi_en