April 24 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 holy days
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 holy days
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Feast of Poseidon:

Feast of Poseidon: Greek holy day.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Anyone born on this day will be noble. (from the Cairo Calendar)

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 10

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Spandarmad
Day 5

The day of Spandarmad celebrates the Av. Spenta Armaiti, the Holy (or Beneficent) Devotion, who presides over the Earth. 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: “(123) On the day of Spandarmad till your land.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Saille (S)

Willow Moon
Day 10

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: Feminine
Planet: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Ostara

Roman information

a.d. VIII Kal. Mai.
8 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis

The a.d. VIII Kal. designation means ante diem or eight “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next 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 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Lovers.

date:	Saturday	April 24, 2010
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	in Virgo
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 11
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	in Virgo
Next Full Moon April 28	Next Waning Quarter May 6	Next New Moon May 13	Next Waxing Quarter May 20

Second Quarter in Virgo:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Virgo.

Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Pisces Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Venus Trine Saturn: Venus is trine Saturn at 3:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:44 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of stability and sincerity. Be real. Ritual to Ma’at.

Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 8:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:27 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Come to decisions. Influence and persuade others.

Venus enters Gemini:

--> Venus Enters Gemini: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Gemini at 1:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Apr 25) or 10:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time of fickleness. Communications increase.

Magick Color:

Brown: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is brown. You may want to burn a brown candle or wear some brown this day.

Magick Incense:

Sandalwood: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is sandalwood. You may want to burn sandalwood incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like sandalwood.

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.

date:	Friday	April 24, 2009
Moon:	New Moon		enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

holy days 2009

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Amavasya:

Amavasya: Hindu holy day. The New Moon Day that begins the Hindu lunar month.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	New Moon		enters Taurus
Next Waxing Quarter May 1	Next Full Moon May 9	Next Waning Quarter May 17	Next New Moon May 24

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aries.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 2:46 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Taurus.

New Moon:

New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 11:22 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) in 2009. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.

First Quarter in Taurus:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.

Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.

Aries Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Libra Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2009

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 2:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Venus enters Aries:

--> Venus Enters Aries: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Aries at 3:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 8:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Mercury Sextile Uranus: Mercury is sextile Uranus at 3:38 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 8:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Sun Conjunct Moon: The Sun is in conjunction with the Moon at 11:22 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). New Moon. Time for revitalization and new beginnings. Spells to change your life. Spells for new beginnings. [See also conjunction, Sun, Moon]