- 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 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Day of Nut:
Day of Nwt: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Dedicated to Nut.
Caswallawm usurps Bran:
Caswallawm Usurps Bran: Celtic holy day. Caswallawn, son of Beli, usurps Bran as king, while Bran is fighting the Irish. He enchants the land with his magical cloak of invisibility, until Manawyddan (Mannanan) lifts the enchantments. Alternatively, Caswallawn leads the Catuvelauni against Julius Caesar in 54 B.C.E., and inherits the throne when Bran dies in the war against Ireland. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Grandmother Mwt:
Grandmother Mut: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 12
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Mah
Day 12
The day of Mah celebrates the Av. Mah, The Moon. 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: “(130) On the day of Mah (the Moon) drink wine and hold converse with your friends and ask a boon of King Moon.” 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
Nion (N)
Ash Moon
Day 8
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: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. V Kal. Mart.
5 days before the Kalends of March
in a leap year, this is a.d. VI Kal. Mart.
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. V or VI Kal. designation means ante diem or five or six “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 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.
| date: | Thursday | February 25, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Leo |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Leo |
 Next Full Moon February 28 |  Next Waning Quarter March 7 |  Next New Moon March 15 |  Next Waxing Quarter March 23 |
Second Quarter in Cancer:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Cancer.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.
Moon enters Leo:
Moon Enters Leo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Leo at 8:08 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:08 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Second Quarter in Leo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Cancer.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 9:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to balance your rational thought and your emotional feelings.
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 12:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 9:48 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Originality and creativity spells. Time for originality. Be original and influence others. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet. Perform all spells and rituals before the Moon is void of course.
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 2:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:35 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Postpone decisions. Relax but avoid apathy.
Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 10:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:14 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to finish tasks. Stay active.
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 1:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 26) or 10:04 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Help those in need.
Magick Color:
Crimson: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is crimson. You may want to burn a crimson candle or wear some crimson this day.
Magick Incense:
Carnation: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is carnation. You may want to burn carnation incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like carnation.
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: | Wednesday | February 25, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Pisces |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
holy days 2009
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Ash Wednesday:
Ash Wednesday: Christian holy day. Celebrated this day in 2009. The beginning of the Christian Lent.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Pisces |
Next Waxing Quarter March 4 | Next Full Moon March 10 | Next Waning Quarter March 18 | Next New Moon March 26 |
First Quarter in Pisces:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) 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 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Virgo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Mercury Sextile Venus: Mercury is sextile Venus at 7:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 8:26 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.
Magick Incense:
Ginger, Marjoram, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is marjoram. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn ginger, marjoram, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, marjoram, or sage.
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
Third Quarter in Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Libra.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 1:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Third Quarter in Scorpio:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Scorpio.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 11:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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