Nail Care Lunar Calendar
The traditional best days to cut and care for your nails by the Moon. Time it to the right sign and phase for strong, healthy nails that grow well and don't split.
How to time nail care by the Moon
In lunar tradition, when you cut your nails shapes how they grow back. The Moon's phase sets the speed; the sign sets the strength. The classic tip: cut on a Friday after sunset for nails that stay hard and don't break.
Waxing vs. waning Moon
- Waxing Moon (growing): Cut now if you want nails to grow back faster — ideal for growing them out.
- Waning Moon (shrinking): Cut now for slower regrowth and stronger, harder nails that resist splitting.
Tradition favours Friday (after sunset) for durable nails and advises against Saturday. The New Moon is a sensitive reset — better to wait.
The Moon's sign — the deciding factor
The sign the Moon is in decides how strong the nails grow back:
Tips for stronger nails
- Best of all: the Moon in Capricorn — the hardest, most durable nails.
- For strength that lasts: cut on a Friday after sunset.
- Avoid Gemini, Cancer and Pisces, where nails grow soft, brittle and prone to splitting.
These are traditional lunar-beauty associations compiled and reviewed by our editorial team — offered for interest and fun, not as medical, dermatological or professional advice. Moon sign, phase and lunar day are computed from real astronomical positions. Explore more in our lunar beauty calendars.