The moon has always been perceived as a mystery source and the guardian of the earth. Ancient civilizations orientated with the help of the moon to know when is the best time for agricultural activities, for farming and also teh moon has important symbols. Lunar calendar was of great importance for the civilizations that had not the technology that we have today and even in today China this is present, there are people who still believe in the lunar calendar.

The Chinese lunar calendar has an interesting use, that of predicting the sex of the future baby and although many years have passed since this was used for this purpose, there are people who believe in it. The lunar calendar is also used for conception as the period of many women is the same with that of the moon, so it functions as a good orientation.

The opinions about the lunar calendar are very different and each of us can believe in what we want. The lunar calendar is useful for the astronomers as they can study how we act and also the other beings are acting, how the moon influences us depending on its phases. Another type of lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar that is important for religious facts and, as we can see, in several cultures, the lunar calendar has different meanings and can be interpreted in several ways. In fact, the lunar calendar is an adaption to the values and beliefs of each civilization. More, depends on us if we believe or not, if take or not into consideration these facts that are said about the lunar calendar. Plus, the way is perceived depends on the people that study them: if they are superstitious, if they are religious or they are science specialists, so the perspective is different. The stages that the moon has, are a symbol for different things in several cultures and it is believed that they affect us in several ways. However, it is clear that there are still many things that the humanity does not know about the moon and in the future perhaps we will find out more than we know now and for sure will be interesting things.