- 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
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Festival of Thorablottar:
Festival of Thorablottar: Icelandic holy day. Dedicated to Thor. The beginning of the Asatru and Old Norse month of Snorri, still celebrated in Iceland with parties and mid-winter feasts. The Norse considered this day sacred to Thor. The Icelandic people considered this day sacred to Thor and Thorri. Thorri is an ancient Icelandic winter Spirit or Goddess.
Festival of Jubilation of Asar:
Festival of Jubilation of Asar: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Festival of Jubilation of Asar [Osiris] in Busiris.
Going Forth of Anpu:
Going Forth of Anpu: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Going forth of Anpu [Anubis].
Make Ritual:
Make Ritual: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Make ritual. Very favorable.
King Arthur ferried:
King Arthur ferried: Celtic holy day. King Arthur is ferried to Avalon for the last time, after his fight with Mordred, to be tended by Morgan, Goddess of Healing. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Baba Den:
Baba Den: Bulgarian holy day. Baba Den, Grandmother’s day for Goddess Baba Den.
Day of the Kitchen God:
Day of the Kitchen God: Chinese holy day. Day of the Kitchen God.
Agnes’ Eve:
Agnes’ Eve: Christian holy day. A day for divination by fire.
Burning Times
Burning Times: Nathanial Greensmith hanged as witch in Hartford, New England (Conn.), on January 20, 1662. Accused by his wife Rebecca and by the deathbed statement of the daughter of John Kelly of “disturbing” Anna Cole.
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Andrew Sanford acquitted as a Witch at Hartford, New England (Conn.), on January 20, 1662. Accused of “disturbing” Anna Cole, daughter of John Kelly.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 6
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Hordad
Day 6
The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides over the waters. 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: “(124) On the day of Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” 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
Beth (B)
Birch Moon
Day 28
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
a.d. XIII Kal. Feb.
13 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. XIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 13 “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 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 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Judgement.
| date: | Wednesday | January 20, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Aries |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Aries |
 Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |
First Quarter in Pisces:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Pisces.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 19).
Moon enters Aries:
Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 1:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:36 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
First Quarter in Aries:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aries.
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 Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 1:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 19). Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 2:54 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:54 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena.
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 7:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:37 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).
Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 9:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:32 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Avoid demands on self or others.
Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 10:42 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:42 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Efficiency, perseverance. Time for budgeting. Cast efficiency spells.
Magick Color:
Topaz: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is topaz. You may want to burn a topaz candle or wear some topaz this day.
Magick Incense:
Lavender: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavender. You may want to burn lavendar incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like lavender.
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 | January 20, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Sagittarius |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
holy days 2009
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Inauguration Day:
Inauguration Day: American (U.S.) holiday. Barack Obama inaugurated as President of the United States of America.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Sagittarius |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.
Moon enters Sagittarius:
Moon Enters Sagittarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Sagittarius at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
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
Sun Conjunct Mercury: The Sun is in conjunction with Mercury at 10:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Mercury: The Moon is sextile Mercury at 1:41 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena. [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 7:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is geranium. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn geranium, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like geranium, 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
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 2:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Cancer:
Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 3:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Second Quarter in Cancer:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Cancer.
astrological information 2008
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 2:25 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 2:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Sun enters Aquarius:
Sun Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Sun enters the sign Aquarius at 11:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Jupiter: The Moon is in opposition with Jupiter at 3:31 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2007
Aquarius:
Beginning of Aquarius: Astrological day. First day of the Sun sign Aquarius. Planetary ingress, Sun enters Aquarius.
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