- 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 holy days
- 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.
Day of Arianrhod:
Day of Arianrhod: Welsh Celtic holy day. Day of Arianrhod (Welsh) Goddess of reincarnation, the Wheel of the Year, the full moon, fertility, and female power. Often portrayed as a weaver [of spells], She is linked to lost creation myths. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Besant Panchami:
Besant Panchami: Indian Hindu holy day. Besant Panchami, Festival of Sarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom and Art.
Unnefer is pleased:
Unnefer is Pleased: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Unnefer is pleased. The unborn rejoice. Wonderful.
War Dances:
War Dances: Nez Perce holy day.
Festival of Compitalia:
Festival of Compitalia: Roman holy day. Commemorates the Lares (household deities or spirits). Offerings of bread, milk, honey, and wine are placed on the household altar to the Lares.
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Barbara Wingborough acquitted as a Witch in Virginia, on January 12, 1657.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 28
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Zam
Day 28
The day of Zam celebrates the Av. Zam, Earth. 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: “(146) On the day of Zam (the Earth) do not take medicine.” 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
Beth (B)
Birch 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: Sun
Archetype: Taliesin (Celtic God of Bards)
Symbol: eagle or stag
Folk Names:
Moon of Inception
Moon of Beginning
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Snowmoon
Roman information
prid. Id. Ian.
(pridie) eve of the Ides of January
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The pridie Ides is the eve of the Ides. Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.
The Roman month of January is named for Janus (Ianvs). January was sacred to Janus, the Roman God of gates, doors, and entrances. Janus was an early Italic sky god that long predated Rome. Ovid claimed that Janus said “The ancient called me chaos, for a being from of old am I.” Ovid also claimed that after the world’s creation, Janus said, “It was then that I, till that time a mere ball, a shapeless lump, assumed the face and members of a god.” Joannes of Lydia said, “Our own Philadelphia still preserves a trace of the ancient belief. On the first day of the month there goes in procession no less a personage than Janus himself, dressed up in a two-faced mask, and people call him Saturnus, identifying him with Kronos.” The beginning of each day, month, and year were sacred to Janus. The Romans believed that Janus opened the gates of heaven each day at dawn , letting out the monring, and closed the gates of heaven each day at dusk.
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, January 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, January was added to the beginning of the year (following February) and 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), January had 31 days and February was moved to after January. 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. The Romans avoided giving January 30 days (skipping from 29 to 31) because of a superstitious dread of even numbers.
numerology
Today totals 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Hanged Man.
| date: | Tuesday | January 12, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
Mercury: | Retrograde until January 15  | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
 Next New Moon January 15 |  Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |
Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:
Fourth Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:43 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:43 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Moon enters Capricorn:
Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 11:54 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:54 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
Sagittarius Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Gemini Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 10:52 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:52 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.
Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 1:52 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:52 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated.
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at TIME p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or TIME p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals. Perform ritual and magick before the Moon is void of course. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Magick Color:
Black: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is black. You may want to burn a black candle or wear some black this day.
Magick Incense:
Geranium: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is geranium. You may want to burn geranium incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like geranium.
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: | Monday | January 12, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Leo |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Leo |
Next Waning Quarter January 17 | Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 |
Third Quarter in Leo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Leo.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Leo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aquarius Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 1:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 3:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 8:23 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 8:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Lavender: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavender. You may want to burn a lavender candle or wear some lavender this day.
Magick Incense:
Basil, Lavender, Rosemary: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is rosemary. 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 rosemary incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, lavender, or rosemary.
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.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Paitishahem:
Paitishahem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘bringing in the harvest’, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from September 12 to September 16. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from January 12 to January 16 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
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.
astrological information 2008
Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 4:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Venus Square Uranus: Venus is square Uranus at 12:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 6:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Pisces Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Virgo Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 7:07 am GMT.
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