| date: | Monday | August 24, 2009 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Scorpio |
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 | ||
- 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.
Going Forth of Ra:
Going Forth of Ra: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. On this day Re (Ra) goes forth to countries which he created to kill the children of the rebellion. He returns and kills them in front of the Ennead.
Athena and Zeus:
Festival to Athena and Zeus: Greek holy day. See the articles on Athena and Zeus
Festival of Mania:
Festival of Mania: Roman holy day.
Mundus Opened:
Mundus Patet: Roman holy day. The mundus of Rome was opened on three days of the year, August 24, October 5, and November 8. Normally the mundus, an underground vault on the Palatine, was kept closed by a stone called the lapis manalis. The seed-corn (semen in Latin), necessary for another year’s crop, was kept safe in the mundus.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Scorpio |
 Next Waxing Quarter August 27 |  Next Full Moon September 4 |  Next Waning Quarter September 11 |  Next New Moon September 18 |
First Quarter in Libra:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Libra.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 2:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 3:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
First Quarter in Scorpio:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Scorpio.
Libra Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aries Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 6:09 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 7:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 10:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 2:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 4:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 6:41 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena. [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]
Magick Color:
Silver: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is silver or white. You may want to burn a silver candle or wear some silver this day.
Magick Incense:
Basil, Lavender, Narcissus: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is narcissus. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is lavender or basil. You may want to burn basil, lavender, or narcissus incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, lavender, or narcissus.
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 Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Paopi (Ptah)
Day 7
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Shahrewar (sixth month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7
The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. 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: “(125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees.” 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
Coll (C)
Hazel Moon
Day 20
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
a.d. IX Kal. Sept.
9 days before the Kalends of September
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus
The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine “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 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 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.
| date: | Tuesday | August 24, 2010 | |
| Moon: | Full Moon | ||
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Gemini:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Gemini.
astrological information 2008
Venus Quincunx Neptune: Venus is quincunx Neptune at 9:58 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 11:42 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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