- 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 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Feast of Hecate:
Feast of Hecate: Greek holy day honoring Hecate, Greek Goddess of Witches. Also Roman, Egyptian, and Wiccan holy days.
Hecate’s Supper: Greeks would leave a small meal offering (called “Hecate’s Supper”) at statues of Hecate at crossroads during the middle of the night on the eve of a Full Moon. After leaving the offering, they would walk away without looking back because no one was supposed to see Hecate face to face.
Greek Festival of Hecate: Celebrated August 13 at moonrise by torchlight, the Festival of Hecate was intended to avert late season storms from the Aegean that might destroy crops before harvest.
Roman Feast of Hecate: Celebrated the night of August 13 in conjunction with the Rites of Diana.
Wiccan Feast of Hecate: Celebrated at moonrise by torchlight on August 13, honoring Hecate as Goddess of magick, Protectress of Witches, personification of the Moon (often combined with Diana and Persephone), and representative of the dark side of feminiity.
Rites of Diana:
Rites of Diana: Roman holy day. The Rites of Diana was celebrated in conjunction with the Festival of Hecate.
Day of Fighting:
Day of Fighting: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of Heru-sa-Aset fighting with Seth.
Metageitnion Noumenia:
Metageitnion Noumenia: Greek holy day. The first day of the Greek month of Metageitnion. According to Plutarch (Mor. 828A), the Noumenia (the first day of each Greek month) are “the holiest of days”.
According to Jon D. Mikalson (in “The Noumenia and Epimenia in Athens”, The Harvard Theological Reviews, Vol. 65, No. 2, April, 1972, page 291), “In an ordinary year there were twelve Noumeniai, and thus they form a large and important series of “holy” days. There is no indication in the sources that the religious activities on the Noumenia of one month varied from those of another month, and therefore the Noumeniai may be treated as a single homogenous group.
“The strictmess with which the Athenians preserved the sanctity and the independent identity of the Noumenia is striking. No annual religious festival is attested to have occurred on the Noumenia or to have included it. Not one of the positvely dated meetings of Athenian legislative assemblies such as the Ekklesia, the Boule, or a tribal organization is attested to have occurred on the first day of a month.”
Puck Fair:
Puck Fair: Irish holy day. Third day of the three day Puck Fair, an Irish fertility festival. The medieval festival pays homage to Robin Goodfellow, a mischievous Irish sprite.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 26
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Ashtad
Day 26
The day of Ashtad celebrates the Av. Arshtat, Rectitude, Justice. 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: “(144) On the day of Ashtad deliver over your mares, cows, and pack-animals to their males so that they may return in good health.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Coll (C)
Hazel Moon
Day 9
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: Mercury
Archetype: Ogma
Symbol: rainbow fish
Folk Names:
Moon of the Wise
Crone Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Harvest
Roman information
Id. Avg. or Id. Sex.
the Ides of August
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus
The Ides was originally the Full Moon on the early Roman lunar calendar. The Latin word idus means “half division” of a month and comes from an older Etruscan word meaning “divide”. The Ides occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th day of all other months. The Romans considered the ides to be a particularly auspicious (good) day, dedicated to Jupiter, the Roman King deity.
The Roman month of Sextilis is named for sex or sext, because it was originally the sixth month of the Roman solar year. In 8 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Augustus (August), for then Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. August was sacred to Ceres, Roman Goddess of grain.
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, Sextilis (the sixth 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, Sextilis 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), Sextilis 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 (including expanding August to 31 days), resulting in the modern Western calendar. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Sextilis to Augustus (August) in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
numerology
Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Death.
| date: | Friday | August 13, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Libra |
Mercury: | Direct until August 20 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until November 18  | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 5 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Libra |
 Next Waxing Quarter August 16 |  Next Full Moon August 24 |  Next Waning Quarter September 1 |  Next New Moon September 8 |
First Quarter in Libra:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Libra.
Libra Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aries Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 4:58 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:58 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beauty and decoration spells. Ritual for Het Heret (Hathor).
Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 9:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:22 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to finish tasks. Stay active.
Uranus enters Pisces:
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Uranus Enters Pisces: Planetary ingress. Uranus enters the sign Pisces at 11:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:36 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). This is a rare event because Uranus has a distant orbit. People will enter and leave your life almost randomly. Expect sudden and erratic changes in your life.
Magick Color:
Pink: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is pink. You may want to burn a pink candle or wear some pink this day.
Magick Incense:
Rose: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is rose. You may want to burn rose incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like rose.
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: | Thursday | August 13, 2009 | |
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Taurus | |
| Mercury: | Direct until September 7 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until October 13 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Taurus | |
Next New Moon August 20 | Next Waxing Quarter August 27 | Next Full Moon September 4 | Next Waning Quarter September 11 |
Third Quarter in Taurus:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Taurus.
Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:
Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Taurus at 2:55 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.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 11:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 2:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 5:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mars Trine Jupiter: Mars is trine Jupiter at 12:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 2:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 2:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Waning Quarter.
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 11:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Magick Color:
Turquoise: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is turquoise. You may want to burn a turquoise candle or wear some turquoise this day.
Magick Incense:
Balsam, Bay Leaf: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is balsam. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn balsam or bay leaf incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like balsam or bay leaf.
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.
lunar information 2008
Second Quarter in Capricorn:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Capricorn.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 12:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 2:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 10:43 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Venus Conjunct Saturn: Venus is in conjunction with Saturn at 1:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 6:02 pm GMT.
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