The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the lunar cycle and time of day on short-
term maximal performance, wellness and mood state. Twenty healthy active men performed …

Background Fascination with the moon has spanned millennia. It has recently been asserted
that the moon cycle affects endurance performance in untrained individuals. The present …

Beliefs that lunar phases affect human physiology started in ancient times. Research has
recently revealed that a physical fitness index increased in sedentary students at the new …

This study aimed to assess the effects of the lunar cycle on diurnal variation of biological, ie,
hormonal, biochemical, and hematological, profiles of diurnally active healthy men. Blood …

Objectives Popular belief holds that the lunar cycle affects human physiology, behavior, and
health, including sleep. To date, only a few and conflicting analyses have been published …

Popular belief holds that the lunar cycle affects human physiology, behaviour and health.
We examined the influence of moon phase on sleep duration in a secondary analysis of a …

Endogenous rhythms of circalunar periodicity (∼ 29.5 days) and their underlying molecular
and genetic basis have been demonstrated in a number of marine species [1, 2]. In contrast …

Recently, evidence has emerged that the phases of the moon may modulate subjective
sleep quality and polysomnographically assessed sleep structure in humans. We aimed to …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of time-of-day and morning vs.
evening chronotype on the relationships between mood state and performance of extreme …

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate if there is a significant effect of lunar
phases on subjective and objective sleep variables in the general population. Methods A …