Nails, by the Moon
Of 29 lunar days, the tradition favours 11 for this and discourages 8. The lunar day turns at moonrise, so a calendar date usually spans two of them — which is why a date can be good for part of the day and not the rest.
Favourable lunar days for nails
- Lunar day 1
- The tradition holds the first lunar day as a good time for a manicure or pedicure.
- Lunar day 4
- The tradition counts the fourth lunar day as excellent for a manicure or pedicure.
- Lunar day 8
- The tradition permits a manicure on this day only after sunset.
- Lunar day 11
- The tradition sees the eleventh lunar day as rewarding for manicures and pedicures.
- Lunar day 13
- The thirteenth lunar day is considered beneficial for manicures.
- Lunar day 16
- The tradition regards manicures and pedicures as especially effective on this day.
- Lunar day 19
- The nineteenth lunar day is held to be a good day for a manicure.
- Lunar day 24
- The twenty-fourth lunar day is considered favorable for a manicure.
- Lunar day 25
- The tradition marks this day as favorable for a manicure.
- Lunar day 27
- The tradition calls this a day favorable for everything beautiful, which would loosely include nail care.
- Lunar day 28
- The twenty-eighth lunar day is held to be a good day for a manicure.
Lunar days to avoid
- Lunar day 6
- On this day the tradition advises putting off manicures and pedicures.
- Lunar day 7
- The seventh lunar day is said to suit most care procedures except manicures and pedicures.
- Lunar day 9
- This day is held to be a poor time for manicures, which are best postponed.
- Lunar day 12
- On this day the tradition advises postponing manicures.
- Lunar day 14
- The tradition holds that manicures are best postponed on this day.
- Lunar day 15
- This day is said to be one to avoid for manicures.
- Lunar day 20
- The tradition advises refraining from having nails done on this day.
- Lunar day 23
- On this day the tradition recommends postponing manicures.
What this is, and is not
Inherited material, quoted as received. Checked against the tradition's own named authorities, these readings contradict each other on all 29 lunar days — so treat the guidance as a custom worth knowing, not a finding. The astronomy underneath it is exact: MoonIQ computes which lunar day you are in, and the minute it turns, for your own location.