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Table 2 Total Number of Calls, with % Differences, Divided (a) by lunar month, (b) Weekdays, and (c) New Moons near to Nodes.

From: Sex difference in response to stress by lunar month: A pilot study of four years' crisis-call frequency

a) Lunar month

Male

Female

% female/male difference

New moon, lunar Days 13–19

9,188

8,834

-3.8

Others

30,988

27,055

-12.7

change in sex-ratio

  

8.9

b) Days of week

   

Thursdays & Fridays

11,268

10,723

-4.8

Saturdays & Sundays

12,073

10,058

-16.7

change in sex-ratio

  

11.9

c) 'Strong moons'

   

New moon, lunar Days 13 – 19

4,319

4,345

+0.6

Others

14,965

13,196

-11.8

change in sex-ratio

  

12.4