Moon Days

Moon Days are the days each month on which you "take rest" from your regular Yoga practice. With traditional Ashtanga Yoga, no practice is done on full, or new moon days. Sunrise begins each day. If the new moon is 1.07 pm on the 24, the moon day would be the 23rd. This is how Patthabi Jois works out the Moon days (days he doesn't teach).

From an astrological point of view, it makes sense to look at the time of the exact moon phase and not practice if it is within less than 24 hours of your normal practice time. This is how one of my teacher's, BKS Iyengar (from Mysore, India) works out the days. Using his interpretation, your moon day would be on the 23rd if you normally practice in the evening. The 24th if you practice in the morning.

The following are based on Universal Times. If you wish, you may convert this to Standard Time in your specific area by using the World Time Zone map.