The Moon's Pull On Weather in Folklore

 The moon has taken the blame for a lot of mysterious forces in folklore over the course of history. Men's nature is said to grow wild beneath the light of the full moon, that insanity increases, werewolves emerge. It is from this belief, in fact, that we're given the name lunatic. There are claims that the full moon increases pain, that it influences the cycle of reproduction and birth by increasing fertility .  But the moon isn't only used to rationalize the wild things humans do in the night. Much of our folklore centered on weather focuses on the moon and its power to affect the atmosphere.      Many of these beliefs are shared in the farmer's almanac or from sailors, and the focus is typically on predicting the weather based on the behavior of the moon. Much of the lore around the moon and it's effect centers on water, it bringing rain, or floods. Typically these predictions are based on specific phases of the moon, the most common being the new moon, which sev