Lunar calendar 2022 and pregnancy: will it be born a boy or a girl?
According to a popular legend, the phases of the moon could influence the gender of the future baby. Find out how and consult the 2022 lunar calendar.
Male or female? Many future mothers and fathers would like to somehow “plan” or know in advance the sex of the unborn child and there are many theories about it. One of these, for example, relates the lunar calendar to pregnancy .
According to a popular tradition, in fact, the Moon would be able to influence the sex of the future baby at the time of conception.
Of course, there is NO scientific study to support this theory. It is simply a game to be played for simple pastime, on a par with the Chinese calendar of conception .
In reality, what determines the sex of the baby is the type of sperm that fertilizes the egg cell. In fact , if it is a Y sperm , a boy will be born , while in the case of an X sperm , a girl will be born .
Lunar calendar and pregnancy: boy or girl?
If you are pregnant and want to check the lunar calendar to find out if the ribbon will be pink or blue, first of all you need to know approximately when you ovulated (and therefore when you conceived ). Ovulation usually occurs a couple of weeks before your next period, so it occurs around day 14 in a 28-day cycle. If you want, for greater convenience, you can use our fertile days calculator (but first read the instructions in the next paragraph!).
If conception occurred on a full moon day (or rather the 24 hours of a full moon, a white moon in the calendar), according to this theory, a girl is more likely to be born . If, on the other hand, the conception took place near the new moon (in the 24 hours, black moon in the calendar) it is more probable that a child will be born .
In waxing or waning moon phases , also called transition phases, the method would be even more fallible. The lunar influence, on the other hand, would seem more certain if one ovulates exactly on the day of a new moon or a full moon.
Summing up:
- Full moon : more likely to have a girl ;
- New moon : it is more probable to have a boy ;
- Waxing moon (hump to the west: it’s going towards the full moon): it’s quite probable to have a girl ;
- Waning moon (hunchback to the east: we go towards the new moon): it is quite probable to have a boy .
Lunar calendar and pregnancy: how to calculate the date of conception?
Do you already know the date of conception? Then head straight to the lunar calendar below!
If, on the other hand, you don’t know what it is and you want to calculate it easily, you can use our fertile period calculator . Simply enter the date of your last period and the average length of your cycle, and then click on the “Calculate” button.
On the result page, the day of ovulation roughly corresponds to the third of the very fertile days (in the center of the green rectangle).
If, on the other hand, you also know the length of your luteal phase , the calculator will accurately indicate the presumed day of ovulation.
Go straight to the calculator
Lunar calendar 2022 and pregnancy
Now that you have all the information you need, are you ready to play? Below you can find the lunar calendar for 2022 , with the dates for the current month .
To scroll back or forward:
- change the month and year in the drop-down menus on the top left
- click on the “Go” button alongside
This way, the image will show you the calendar corresponding to the date you have selected.
As you will see, the new moon is full but gray, because it is in shadow . The full moon is full and white/bright. When it’s D-shaped it’s crescent (goes towards the full moon). When it is waning it has the shape of a C and goes towards the new moon.
Other methods to find out the sex of the baby
There are many other popular beliefs to try to guess if the baby will be a boy or a girl: come and discover them! While none have any scientific basis , it can be fun to play with your partner or family.
A more scientific theory , on the other hand, is represented by the so-called Shettles method , even if some studies have denied its validity.
According to Dr. Shettles, the doctor who created it, Y sperm are faster and X are more resistant. Therefore, intercourse on the day of ovulation could favor the Ys (and therefore the conception of a boy ), while intercourse 2-3 days before ovulation , would favor the Xs (and therefore the conception of a girl ).
Kathryn Barlow is an OB/GYN doctor, which is the medical specialty that deals with the care of women's reproductive health, including pregnancy and childbirth.
Obstetricians provide care to women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, while gynecologists focus on the health of the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, uterus, vagina, and breasts. OB/GYN doctors are trained to provide medical and surgical care for a wide range of conditions related to women's reproductive health.