Full and New Moon Days - 2009
Times in PDT - West Coast, Victoria B.C.
| 2010 Moon Days |
Month |
Date |
Full Moon |
New Moon |
| December (2009) |
Tuesday 1 |
11:30 PM |
|
| Wednesday 16 |
|
4:02 AM |
| Thursday 31 |
11:13 AM |
|
January |
Thursday 14 |
|
11:11 PM |
Friday 29 |
10:18 PM |
|
February |
Saturday 13 |
|
6:15 PM |
Sunday 28 |
8:38 AM |
|
March |
Monday 15 |
|
2:01 PM |
Monday 29 |
7:25 PM |
|
April |
Wednesday 14 |
|
5:29 AM |
Wednesday 28 |
5:18 AM |
|
May |
Thursday 13 |
|
6:04 PM
|
Thursday 27 |
4:07 PM |
|
June |
Saturday 12 |
|
4:15 AM |
Saturday 26 |
4:30 AM |
|
July |
Sunday 11 |
|
12:40 PM |
Sunday 25 |
6:36 PM |
|
August |
Monday 9 |
|
8:08 PM |
Tuesday 24 |
10:05 AM |
|
September |
Wednesday 8 |
|
3:30 AM |
Thursday 23 |
2:17 AM |
|
October |
Thursday 7 |
|
11:44 AM |
Friday 22 |
6:36 PM |
|
November |
Friday 5 |
|
9:52 PM |
Sunday 21 |
9:27 AM |
|
December |
Sunday 5 |
|
9:36 AM |
Tuesday 21 |
12:13 PM |
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 Both full and new moon days are observed as yoga holidays in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition.
What is the reasoning behind this?
Like all things of a watery nature (human beings are about 70% water), we are affected by the phases of the moon.
Both sun and moon exert a gravitational pull on the earth. Their relative positions create different energetic experiences that can be compared to the breath cycle. The full moon energy corresponds to the end of inhalation when the force of prana is greatest. This is an expansive, upward moving force that makes us feel energetic and emotional, but not well grounded.
The new moon energy corresponds to the end of exhalation when the force of apana is greatest. Apana is a contracting, downward moving force that makes us feel calm and grounded, but dense and disinclined towards physical exertion.
The Farmers Almanac recommends planting seeds at the new moon when the rooting force is strongest and transplanting at the full moon when the flowering force is strongest.
Practicing Ashtanga Yoga over time makes us more attuned to natural cycles. Observing moon days is one way to recognize and honor the rhythms of nature so we can live in greater harmony with it.
- Tim Miller
www.ashtangayogacenter.com
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