The influence of the Moon It is as palpable in crops as in our bodies, especially in our hair and body hair. Precisely for this reason, we can follow the lunar calendar throughout the year to choose the days on which the Moon is on our side when it comes to cutting our hair or waxing, so that we can obtain better results.
In fact, using the lunar calendar to choose the time to perform or discard certain tasks has a long tradition among farmers. More recently the biodynamic agriculture has made use of the lunar calendar both to recommend or discourage different tasks in the field with an ecological perspective, as well as to determine the best time for different care of the human body.
The Phases of the Moon and its ascending or descending orbit They are the key, although they are not the only aspects of the sky that this discipline focuses on, which can also take into account eclipses and conjunctions of the different stars that populate the sky. Our human body is part of nature and receives the influence of the Moon in the same way as plants and other living beings on the planet. This influence can translate, for example, into the strengthening the roots of our hair or in the speed at which our hair or body hair grows.
June 2024: Phases of the moon, summer solstice and meteor showers
The month of June begins with the Moon waning, already drawing a «C» in the northern hemisphere and a «D» in the southern hemisphere. He Thursday June 6 has already reached the stage of New moon to start a new lunar cycle and grow again.
In mid-June, the friday the 14ththe phase of crescent quarter. The full Moon will arrive on Saturday the 22nd, shortly after we have welcomed the hottest season of the year with the summer solsticewhich this year takes place on Thursday June 20. At 10:50 p.m. Spanish peninsular time, the Sun will reach its highest altitude in our sky. In the southern hemisphere, June Day will give way to the beginning of winter.
The Full moon of the June 22known as the Strawberry Moon, in 2024 will be the first full Moon of a very special summer from an astronomical point of view: it will be a summer with four full moonswhich will give rise to what is known as the «seasonal blue moon» in August.
If you want to know when exactly all these occur lunar phase changes in Junetake note of the dates and time:
- New moon: Thursday, June 6 at 2:37 p.m.
- Crescent: Friday June 14 at 7:18.
- Full moon: Saturday June 22 at 3:08.
- Last quarter: Friday, June 28 at 11:53 p.m.
This month, the Earth continues to move away from the Sun in its orbit and will reach almost its furthest point from the Sun: the aphelionwhich will arrive next month, at the beginning of July, specifically on the 5th. We will be no less than 152 million kilometers from the Sun, about 5 million km more than when it was at its closest point, perihelion, on January 3. But it will be there, powerful, warming our skin and blood. Maybe also the spirit.
As for the June meteor showers, the most notable is the Daytime Arietids shower, which reaches its moment of maximum intensity on June 7, near the new Moon. They are visible in the Southern Hemisphere and, although they are difficult to see because the radiant is only 30º from the Sun, they can be observed shortly before dawn and the proximity of the new Moon this year will make it easier.
June lunar calendar for haircuts and waxing
If you want to take advantage of that influence, write down these notable dates in the lunar calendar for June 2024 for when the time to cut your hair or wax. When choosing what day to cut your hair, keep in mind what your goal is: if you want to accelerate its growth or strengthen the root.
To consult more detailed day-by-day information on these and other recommended beauty, home and garden care, you can now consult our weekly lunar calendars from the first days of June: