In the ashtanga tradition the days of the full and new moons are rest days.
Just as the cycles of the moon affect the tides. We are energetically affected
as well and refrain from practice on those days each month.
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Moon Days 2008
new
moon
full moon
January
8 (Tuesday)
January 22 (Tuesday)
February 6 (Wednesday)
February 20 (Wednesday) March 7
(Friday) March
21 (Friday) April 5
(Saturday) April
20 (Sunday) May 5
(Monday) May 19
(Monday) June 3
(Tuesday) June
18 (Wednesday) July 2
(Wednesday) July
18 (Friday) August
1 (Friday) August
16 (Saturday) August
30 (Saturday)
September 15 (Monday)
September 29 (Monday)
October 14 (Tuesday) October
28 (Tuesday)
November 12 (Wednesday)
November 27 (Thursday)
December 12 (Friday)
December 27 (Saturday)