MOON DAYS

2019

January
Sunday 6th – new
Monday 21st – full

February
Monday 4th – new
Tuesday 19th – full

March
Wednesday 6th – new
Thursday 21st – full

April
Friday 5th – new
Friday 19th – full

May
Sunday 5th – new
Saturday 18th – full

June
Monday 3rd – new
Monday 17th – full

July
Tuesday 2nd – new
Tuesday 16th – full

August
Thursday 1st – new
Thursday 15th – full
Friday 30th – new

September
Saturday 14th – full
Saturday 28th – new

October
Sunday 13th – full
Monday 28th – new

November
Tuesday 12th – full
Tuesday 26th – new

December
Thursday 12th – full
Thursday 26th – new

OBSERVING MOON DAYS

Both full and new moon days are observed as yoga holidays in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. It is important and necessary to take rest from asana practice on new and full moon days. The sun and the moon both exert a gravitational pull. These pulls affect both mind and body. It can make us feel light and airy (energetic but ungrounded) or heavy and stiff (grounded but lethargic). This impacts the physical practice of yoga (for more information, visit ashtangayogacenter.com).