- 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 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Followers of Ra called to Heaven:
Followers of Ra called to Heaven: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Followers of Ra called to Heaven. Do not leave your house until Ra (the Sun) sets. Very adverse.
Day of Yngona:
Day of Yngona: Danish holy day. Day of Yngona, a Danish Goddess who became the Christian St. Agnes. Young women seek visions of their futures on St. Agnes Eve.
Santa Ines’ Day:
Santa Ines’ Day: Mexican holy day. Based on the Danish Goddess Yngona.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 7
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7
The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. 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: “(125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees.” 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
Luis (L)
Rowan Moon
Day 1
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). Robert Graves claimed that the Celts used a 13 month tree calendar. Critics dispute this claim. Graves’ claims are based on 19th century work by Edward Davies, who found references to the trees in the 1685 work Ogygia by Ruairi Ó Flaitheartaigh, which was in turn derived from oral history and older works such as Book of Ballymote and Auraicept na n-Éces.
Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Uranus
Archetype: Brigantia
Symbol: green dragon
Folk Names:
Moon of Vision
Spirit Moon
Astral travel Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Snowmoon
Roman information
a.d. XII Kal. Feb.
12 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. XII Kal. designation means ante diem or twelve “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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The World.
| date: | Thursday | January 21, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aries |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aries |
 Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |
First Quarter in Aries:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aries.
Aries Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Libra Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 4:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:26 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 3:02 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:02 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.
Venus Trine Saturn: Venus is trine Saturn at 1:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 22) or 10:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time of stability and sincerity. Be real. Ritual to Ma’at.
Magick Color:
Purple: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is purple. You may want to burn a purple candle or wear some purple this day.
Magick Incense:
Nutmeg: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is nutmeg. You may want to burn nutmeg incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like nutmeg.
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 | January 21, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Sagittarius |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Sagittarius |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Sagittarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Gemini Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Mercury enters Capricorn:
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Mercury Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. Mercury enters the sign Capricorn at 12:36 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
No aspects: No astrological aspects this day in 2009.
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:
Bay Laurel, Ginger, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is bay laurel. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn bay laurel, ginger, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel, ginger, 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
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 5:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2008
Jupiter Trine Saturn: Jupiter is trine Saturn at 4:14 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 5:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 11:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 2:01 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.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Pisces:
Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 8:47 am GMT.
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