Phases of the Moon

According to recent research:

• participants took five minutes longer to fall asleep, slept for 20 minutes less, took longer to reach REM sleep, experienced a 30% reduction in deep sleep, and reported reduced sleep quality.

• total sleep time during the full moon Trusted Source National Library of Medicine, Biotech InformationThe National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.View Source was reduced by 25 minutes while arousals and awakenings increased.

YES!

Why?

• New Moon

• Waxing crescent

• First quarter

• Waxing gibbous

• Full moon

• Waning gibbous

• Last quarter

• Waning crescent

What are the phases