For centuries the lunar calendar has served rural people to organize garden tasks and get the most out of their crops. More recently, although with a tradition that has lasted for a century and a half, biodynamic agriculture established a system to precisely calculate which moments of each lunar cycle are more or less suitable for carrying out these garden tasks. The influence of the phases of the Moonthe height of our satellite in the sky, whether its orbit is in ascending or descending motion or if an eclipse occurs, as is happening in this month of April 2024, are some of the key factors on which this form of agriculture is based.
However, the lunar calendar is also a great guide when choosing good body care at all times, and especially to know when we have everything in our favor if we want to get a haircut or wax.
Therefore, in our 2024 lunar calendar, in addition to information about the phases of the Moon and other astronomical phenomena, such as the solar and lunar eclipses that will take place this year, the best days to get a haircut and wax of the whole year. In this article you will find the most detailed information for the month of April, including the total solar eclipse that will take place with the new Moon.
April 2024: phases of the Moon, eclipse and meteor showers
After the special full Moon in March, which was accompanied by the first eclipse of the year, the month of April begins with the Moon in its waning phase. He last quarter he is coming Tuesday day 2 at dawn and, at the beginning of the following week, the Monday April 8 the expected is already produced April new moon.
Solar eclipse April 8
This new Moon will allow part of Mexico, the United States and Canada to see a total solar eclipse that you can follow here and that promises to be spectacular according to experts.
During the eclipse, a very curious comet, the Devil’s Comet, can already be seen from our country, in the visibility areas and also in another large area of the planet.
This eclipse will be a small preview of what we will be able to enjoy in the coming years in Spain, where two total solar eclipses are coming quite close together, after several decades without this happening. ç
Starting in the second week of April, the Moon will grow again, placing itself in the phase of crescent now on Monday, April 15 at night.
April full moon
For the full Moon we will have to wait until the early hours of Wednesday, April 24, a Full moon that will illuminate the sky already in the middle of spring. It will do it at dawn, so the best night to enjoy the full moon in April will be night from Tuesday the 23rd to Wednesday the 24th. It will be the fourth full moon of the thirteen full moons that 2024 will have and is known, especially in North American tradition, as the Pink Moon, probably because it occurs at the time when a type of vegetation known as pink moss blooms in North America and dyes the landscape in this color.
If you want to know when the lunar phase changes occur in April 2024, these are the key days and times:
- Last quarter: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 5:15.
- New moon: Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8:23 p.m.
- Crescent: Monday, April 15, 2024 at 9:14 p.m.
- Full moon: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 1:51.
The most famous April meteor shower, the Lyrids shower, will take place this year between April 14 and 30, although its peak or moment of maximum intensity will arrive, according to the National Astronomical Observatory, on the 22nd, just two days before the full Moon. If you want to enjoy it, it is better to do it at a time of less intensity, on Monday the 22nd the illumination of the Moon will make it more difficult to observe.
April lunar calendar for haircuts and waxing
The best days to wax or cut your hair in April They are calculated following the criteria of biodynamic agriculture.
Depending on the height at which the Moon is and the position of other stars, biodynamic agriculture divides the lunar cycle into what it calls «flower periods», «leaf periods» either «root periods». In each of these periods the influence of the Moon is different, both on plants and on people, making some care much more effective than others in each case.
- The leaf and root periods are considered the most advisable when it comes to cut your hairdepending on what you are looking for. If you want your hair, once corted, grow very quickly, it is best to choose a leaf period. On the other hand, if what you want is to strengthen it, you should opt for a root period.
- As for the flower periodsare ideal for shaving. If someone shaves during the prime time, the hair tends to take longer to grow out, which makes the hair removal last longer.
Next We detail the days of April 2024 which, according to the calculations of biodynamic agriculture, can be considered the leaf, root or flower period, with the most appropriate time slots for getting a haircut or waxing in each case.
To consult more specific information day by daywith the most recommended personal care and garden and home tasks according to the Moon, you still have the weekly lunar calendars available for the last week of the month: