Moon calendar for fasting
The old moon calendars place fasting and giving the body a rest in the time of the waning moon. Then the body is said to let go more easily of what it does not need.
October 2026
A good start
Tue 27, Wed 28, Thu 29
The first days after the full moon count as a good start for a fast, because the whole waning moon still lies ahead of you.
Waning moon
Thu 1, Fri 2, Sat 3, Sun 4, Mon 5, Tue 6, Wed 7, Thu 8, Fri 9, Sat 10, Mon 26, Tue 27, Wed 28, Thu 29, Fri 30, Sat 31
According to tradition, fasting comes more easily with a waning moon.
Tradition calls the new moon itself a good day to bring a fast to an end.
November 2026
A good start
Wed 25, Thu 26, Fri 27
The first days after the full moon count as a good start for a fast, because the whole waning moon still lies ahead of you.
Waning moon
Sun 1, Mon 2, Tue 3, Wed 4, Thu 5, Fri 6, Sat 7, Sun 8, Wed 25, Thu 26, Fri 27, Sat 28, Sun 29, Mon 30
According to tradition, fasting comes more easily with a waning moon.
Tradition calls the new moon itself a good day to bring a fast to an end.
The Moon's position is computed for every day at noon, Central European Time. The rules are tradition, as the old moon calendars hand them down, not a promise. The whole calendar: moon calendar.
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