Artificial Light Changes Moon Clock
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- The female menstrual cycle was most likely synchronized with the lunar cycle.
- No question: The moon has a clear influence on earth.With his gravitational force, he pulls on the planet and moves water masses everyday rhythm of ebb and flood...
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Artificial Light and the disrupted Lunar Clock
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- Artificial Light and the disrupted Lunar Clock
- Headline: Artificial light changes the moon clock
- The Moon’s Influence & Research Context
- Study Methodology: Comparing Historical Records
- The Hypothesis: An Internal Moon Clock
- Supporting Evidence: Moon Clocks in Other Species
- Remaining Questions & Controversies
- Related Findings: Sleep & Mental Health
- conclusion: Artificial Light’s Disruptive Effect
24.09.2025 20:00
Headline: Artificial light changes the moon clock
The female menstrual cycle was most likely synchronized with the lunar cycle. This has changed significantly with the triumphal march of artificial light and smartphones, as a new study by the University of Würzburg shows.
The Moon’s Influence & Research Context
No question: The moon has a clear influence on earth.With his gravitational force, he pulls on the planet and moves water masses everyday rhythm of ebb and flood - this point is undisputed. The question of whether the same gravitational force also affects life on earth is more difficult to answer, especially on the human organism. And it becomes even more complicated in the discussion on how the fluctuating brightness of the earth drabant has a effect between full and new moon.
A research team under the leadership of the Julius Maximilians University in Würzburg (JMU) has now presented new knowlege. His conclusion: “we show that the synchronization with the moon has significantly decreased since the introduction of LEDs and the increasing use of smartphones and screens of all kinds,” explains Charlotte Förster. Until recently, the Würzburg chronobiologist headed the chair for neurobiology and genetics; In the meantime she is researching ther as a senior professor.
Study Methodology: Comparing Historical Records
Records from two centuries in comparison
For your study now published in the specialist magazine science Advances, Förster and your team have analyzed long -term menstrual records of women from the past 50 years.”It showed that the menstrual cycles of women, whose records were created before the introduction of luminaire in 2010 and the widespread use of smartphones were created, were significantly synchronized with the cycle of full and new moon,” Förster describes the central result. After 2010, the cycles were usually only synchronously synchronously in January when the gravitational forces between the moon, sun and earth are highest.
The Hypothesis: An Internal Moon Clock
The scientists therefore create the hypothesis that man has an inner moon clock that can be synchronized by the natural night light and gravitational forces on the lunar cycle.However, the coupling of the moon clock to the lunar cycle in humans is affected by the increasing night lighting by artificial light.
Supporting Evidence: Moon Clocks in Other Species
Other studies support the hypothesis of the moon clock
“Moon clocks have been widespread in marine organisms, but have not yet been proven for humans,” explains Charlotte Förster. In fact, many types synchronize their reproductive behaviour with a certain phase of the lunar cycle in order to increase reproduction success. The human menstrual cycle also has a period similar to the lunar cycle with its approximately 29.5 days, and current studies also indicate at least temporary synchronicity between menstrual and moon cycle.
Remaining Questions & Controversies
Nevertheless, the influence of the moon remains controversial on the woman’s cycle. “It is fully unclear how such a moon clock can be synchronized by the low cyclical changes in gravity between the earth and the moon,” saeid Förster. However, the now published knowledge would be in accordance with results from sleep research and psychiatry.
For example, studies of two chronobiologists, the Basel researcher Christian Cajochen and Washington Biologist Horacio de la Iglesia show that people around full and new moon sleep significantly shorter than at other times. “interestingly, this also applies to large city people in whom the nightly city lighting is far lighter than the full moon light,” said the chronobiologist. And the American psychiatrist Thomas Wehr came to the conclusion that people with bipolar disorders switch to full and new moon between mania and depression.
conclusion: Artificial Light’s Disruptive Effect
Artificial light disturbs the synchronization
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