About

MoonAlibi (moonalibi.com) is a fact-checking site that tests "blame it on the full moon" claims against public statistics.

• Operator: EZS Information System, Inc. (the company behind DATAPIQ)
• Email: contact@moonalibi.com
• X (Twitter): @moonalibi_en (English) / @moonalibi_jp (Japanese)

Contact

Corrections, methodological critiques, and media inquiries are welcome by email or via the X accounts above. We usually reply within 2–3 business days. Feedback from researchers on the methodology is especially appreciated.

Disclaimer

This site presents historical statistics only. It does not provide guidance for disaster preparedness, medical, or investment decisions. See the Terms of Use for details.

Credits

• Earthquake data: USGS Earthquake Catalog (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Birth data: U.S. daily births derived from the Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Tide data: NOAA San Francisco tide gauge
• FX data: European Central Bank (ECB) reference rates
• Precipitation data: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
• Search data: Google Trends
• Moon phase computation: in-house implementation based on Jean Meeus, "Astronomical Algorithms"