| date: | Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Libra |
Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until April 17  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Day Beer Flowed:
Day Beer Flowed: American celebration. At 12:01 a.m. April 7, 1933, beer was legally available in the U.S. again. Incoming President Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress passed a Constitutional Amendment repealing the infamous 18th Amendment (Prohibition, which outlawed alcohol except for religious use by the Roman Catholic Church). It took eight months for the 23rd Amendment (revoking Prohibition) was ratified by enough states. Roosevelt coninced Congress to modify the Volstead Act on March 13, 1933, changing the definition of “alcoholic” and “intoxicating” beverages from more than 0.5% to more than 3.2%, thereby making beer legal. Throughout the United States, sirens, fire alrams, and train whistles greeted the legalization of beer. Approximately 800 persons stood outside the White House while two cases of beer where turned over to the Secret Service for delivery to President Roosevelt.
Magna Mater:
Festival of Magna Mater: Roman holy day. The Festival of Magna mater (Megalesia) runs from April 4 to April 10.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (from the Cairo Calendar)
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Libra |
 Next Full Moon April 9 |  Next Waning Quarter April 17 |  Next New Moon April 24 |  Next Waxing Quarter May 1 |
Second Quarter in Virgo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Virgo.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon enters Libra:
Moon Enters Libra: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Libra at 11:22 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Second Quarter in Libra:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Libra.
Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Pisces Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 1:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 2:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mercury Sextile Neptune: Mercury is sextile Neptune at 8:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with Uranus at 12:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 3:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 5:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Red: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is red. You may want to burn a red candle or wear some red this day.
Magick Incense:
Nutmeg, Rue, Ylang-ylang: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is ylang-ylang. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn nutmeg, rue, or ylang-ylang incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like nutmeg, rue, or ylang-ylang.
See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Pachons or Pakhon (Khonsu)
Day 23
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Rashnu
Day 18
The day of Rashnu celebrates the Av. Rashnu, Yazad of Truth. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.
Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(136) On the day of Rashnu life is gay: do, in holiness, anything you will.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Faern (F)
Alder Moon
Day 21
The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.
Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).
Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Mars
Archetype: Bran or Arthur
Symbol: pentacle
Folk Names:
Moon of Utility
Moon of Efficacy
Moon of Self-Guidance
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Ostara
Roman information
a.d. VII Id. Apr.
7 days before the Ides of April
Month: Aprilis
The a.d. VII Id. designation means ante diem or seven “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.
The Roman month of Aprilis is named for Aphrilis, a corruption of name of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. The Greek Goddess Aphrodite was considered to be the same as the Roman Goddess Venus. Ovid said “I have come to the fourth month, full of honor for you; Venus, you know both the poet and the month are yours.” April was sacred to Venus, Roman Goddess of love.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, April (the second month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, April had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), April had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
numerology
Today totals 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
| date: | Wednesday | April 7, 2010 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | |
lunar information 2008
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 12:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 7:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Venus Quincunx Saturn: Venus quincunx Saturn at 8:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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