Lunar Phase Indicator - New and Full Moon Cycles

The Lunar phase indicator calculates lunar cycles and highlights occurrences of new moon and full moon phases on a chart.

A new moon happens when the moon/lunar phase indicator returns 1 and a full moon happens when the lunar phase indicator returns -1.

Example of usage:

To plot dots on a chart (corresponding to new/full moon occurrences), right click on the main chart, select "Edit Formula", add the following line then click on "Upgrade Graph":

a = LunarPhase(0);

In the first parameter you should set your local time zone offset (Example: 1 for Europe, -5 for New York...). Don't forget to add 1h for daylight saving time.

Example of NY:
a = LunarPhase(-5);

This will plot yellow dots for new moon occurrences and black dots for full moon occurrences.


Trading System Example:
To trade only between a full moon and a new moon, you can type:

a = LunarPhase(0);
a = LSwitch(a == -1, a == 1);
buy = a;

You can also type the above formula in a chart to get a visual confirmation on how the LunarPhase and LSwitch indicator works.


You can learn more about moon phase by reading the following Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_phase

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