- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2011 holy days
- 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.
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries:
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries: Greek holy day. Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries (February 1-3), dedicated to Demeter and Persephone or Ceres and Proserpine. Kore Persephone is related to Bast. Celebrates the marriage of Kore and Dionysos.
Day of Sul-Minerva:
Day of Sul-Minerva: Roman holy day. Day of Sul-Minerva in Roman Britain. Probably derived from Brigid.
Birthday of St. Anne:
Birthday of St. Anne: Byzantine holy day. Birthday of St. Anne.
Midwinter’s Day:
Midwinter’s Day: Wiccan holy day. Midwinter’s Day, the halfway point of winter. Some Wiccans celebrate Imbolc on February 1st or February 2nd.
Powamu Festival:
Powamu Festival: Pueblo/Hopi holy day. Powamu, a sixteen day purification ceremony. The Planting of the Beans in the Kivas, Bean Maiden Goddesses Hehewuti and Pachevu, Warrior Mother, Crow Mother, and the Monster Kachinas. The plan for the year is offered at Soyal is purified at Powamu.
Festival Dionysos:
Festival Dionysos: Greek holy day. Two week fesitival to Dionysos from February 1st through February 14.
St. Blaise Day:
St. Blaise Day: Christian holy day. One of the thirteen holy helpers, invoked for sick cattle and throat disease.
Athena:
Athena: Greek holy day. The third day of every month is associated with Athena.
holy days 2011
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Chinese New Year:
Year of the Rabbit: Chinese holy day. Chinese New Year. Year of the Metal Rabbit or Year of the Metal Cat.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 20
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Warharan
Day 20
The day of Warharan celebrates the Av. Verethraghna, Victory, Triumph over evil. 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: “(138) On the day of Warharan lay the foundations of your house so that it may be speedily completed, and go out to battle and warfare so that you may return the victor.” 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
Luis (L)
Rowan Moon
Day 14
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: Uranus
Archetype: Brigantia
Symbol: green dragon
Folk Names:
Moon of Vision
Spirit Moon
Astral travel Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. III Non. Feb.
3 days before the Nones of February
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. III Non. designation means ante diem or three “days before” the Nones (First Quarter 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 February is named for a feast of purification. Romans called February the “Month of Purification”. During the festival of Lupercalia, priests would beat barren women with a goatskin thong called a februa (“means of purification”) in the belief it would make them fertile. February was originally given over the the infernal deities, making the purification feast essential as a counterbalance to all the evil that could occur in the world. February had 28 days (an even number) because of a Roman superstitious dread of even numbers. February eventually became sacred to Juno Februra, the Roman Queen Goddess.
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, Ferbuary did not exist.
Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, February was added to the end of the year (after December) and had 28 days (or 23 days with an extra five intercalary days in some years). The extra five days at the end of February were viewed as unlucky and not considered to be part of the normal year.
In some years, an intercalary month (Mensis Intercalaris) called Mercedinus or Mercedonius or Intercalaris, was placed into February in order to bring the year into alignment. The intercalary month followed February 23rd and then after the intercalary month, February resumed with February 24th. Plutarch wrote “Numa … added an intercalary month, to follow February, consisting of twentty-two days, and called by the Romans the month Mercedinus. This amendment, however, itself, in course of time, came to need other amendments.” Some scholars claim that Intercalaris was added to the Roman calendar in 452 BCE.
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), February was moved to after January and had 28 days, except in leap years, when it had 29 days. The extra leap day was added after February 23, rather than at the end of the month. 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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Empress.
| date: | Wednesday | February 3, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Libra |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Libra |
 Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |  Next Full Moon February 28 |
Third Quarter in Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) 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
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 9:14 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:14 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Man and woman well aspected. Easy time with the opposite sex.
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time.
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 9:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:05 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 2:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 4) or 11:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Sudden change in mood. Time to break-up old habits.
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:
Bay Laurel: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is bay laurel. You may want to burn bay laurel incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel.
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 | February 3, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Gemini |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Gemini |
Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 | Next New Moon February 24 | Next Waxing Quarter March 4 |
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:27 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Gemini:
Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 9:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
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 Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 5:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 5:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 7:41 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 8:27 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 10:38 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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:
Cedar, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is cedar. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn cedar, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cedar, 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 Sagittarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
Moon enters Capricorn:
Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 4:52 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
astrological information 2008
Moon Conjunct Pluto: The Moon is in conjunction with Pluto at 5:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 5:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 2:33 pm GMT.
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