- 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 holy days
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Opiconsivia:
Festival to Ops: Roman holy day. The Festival to Ops was called Opiconsivia, Opeconsiva, or Opalia.
Table Communion:
Table Communion pour Dan Wezo: Roi de France. Voodou holy day.
Demokratia:
Demokratia: Greek holy day. Festival celebrating democracy and justice under rule of the law. Honored Zeus Agoraios (Zeus of the low place), Athena Agoraias (Athena of the low place), and Themis. Images of Zeus and Athena of the low place were paraded in the agora, the lower city below the Acropolis (high place). Themis (order), mother of King Evander (Hermes was the father) taught her son prophecy and letters. Authorities differ, claiming Demokratia was celebrated on August 25th (sunset of August 24th through sunset of August 25th), September 8th, or September 23rd.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Paopi (Ptah)
Day 8
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Shahrewar (sixth month)
Day of Day-pa-Adar
Day 8
The day of Day-pa-Adar celebrates the Av. Dadvah, the Creator’s day before Adar. 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: “(126) On the day of Day-pa-Adar wash your head and trim your hair and nails.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
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 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: 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. VIII Kal. Sept.
8 days before the Kalends of September
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus
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 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.
| date: | Wednesday | August 25, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Pisces |
Mercury: | Retrograde until September 12  | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until November 18 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 5 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Pisces |
 Next Waning Quarter September 1 |  Next New Moon September 8 |  Next Waxing Quarter September 15 |  Next Full Moon September 23 |
Third Quarter in Pisces:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Pisces.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Pisces Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Virgo Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 8:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:28 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of impulsiveness and impulsive emotions. Direct your energy to positive effect. Magick spells regarding strong emotions expressed directly.
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 10:04 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for routine work and attention to details.
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 11:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:51 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be discerning and careful in romance. Spells regarding discernment about love and romance (especially picking romantic partners).
Sun Trine Pluto: The Sun is trine Pluto at 1:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Aug 26) or 10:12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time for progress. Make changes.
Magick Color:
Yellow: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is yellow. You may want to burn a yellow candle or wear some yellow this day.
Magick Incense:
Lavender: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavendar. You may want to burn lavender incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like lavendar.
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: | Tuesday | August 25, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in 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 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Scorpio |
Next Waxing Quarter August 27 | Next Full Moon September 4 | Next Waning Quarter September 11 | Next New Moon September 18 |
First Quarter in Scorpio:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Scorpio.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Scorpio Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Taurus Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Mars enters Cancer:
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Mars Enters Cancer: Planetary ingress. Mars enters the sign Cancer at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mercury enters Libra:
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Mercury Enters Libra: Planetary ingress. Mercury enters the sign Libra at 4:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mercury Square Mars: Mercury is square Mars at 11:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Gray: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is gray. You may want to burn a gray candle or wear some gray this day.
Magick Incense:
Basil, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is basil. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn basil, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, nutmeg, or rue.
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
Fourth Quarter in Gemini:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Gemini.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon enters Cancer:
Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 8:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Fourth Quarter in Cancer:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Cancer.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 5:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 7:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 9:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 12:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 5:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Zoroaster’s birthday:
Khordad Sal: Zoroastran holy day. Birthday of Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) in 2007 according to the Zoroastrian Shenshai calendar.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Aquarius:
Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 10:34 pm GMT.
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