January 27 pagan holy day calendar

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.

Sementivae Feria:

Sementivas Feria: Roman holy day. Sementivae, seedtime festival dedicated to Goddesses of the Grain and Harvest (such as Ceres, Demeter, Isis, and Aset). Also celebrated January 30th.

Paganalia:

Paganalia: Roman holy day. Paganalia, day of the Earth Mother.

Day of Ishtar:

Day of Ishtar: Assyran holy day. Ceremony to honor Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian Goddess of love, war, and justice, associated with Aset, Isis, Aphrodite, Athena, and Neith. The Assyrians and Babylonians believed that Ishtar was the planet Venus.

Djehuti and Khu Go Forth:

Djehuit and Khu Go Forth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day Djehuti [Thoth] and the Khu [Spirits] go forth. Any ritual performed will be good. Wonderful.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 13

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Tir (or Tishtar)
Day 13

The day of Tishtar celebrates the Av. Tishtrya, The Star Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens. 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: “(131) On the day of Tir (Sirius) send your children to learn archery and jousting and horsemanship.” 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

Luis (L)

Rowan Moon
Day 7

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: Snowmoon

Roman information

a.d. VI Kal. Feb.
6 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus

The a.d. VI Kal. designation means ante diem 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 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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hermit.

date:	Wednesday	January 27, 2010
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Cancer
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Cancer
Next Full Moon January 30	Next Waning Quarter February 5	Next New Moon February 13	Next Waxing Quarter February 21

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 1:32 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 10:32 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 26). 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 Cancer:

Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 9:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Second Quarter in Cancer:

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

Venus Opposite Mars: Venus is in opposition with Mars at 12:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 9:29 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 26). Time of sensitive feelings. Others may try to impose on you. Keep your personal space. Ritual to Neith or Athena or Ishtar or Isis.

Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 1:32 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 10:32 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 26). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells (before the Moon is void of course). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 12:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 9:36 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.

Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 3:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Problems with plans. Time of daydreams.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 4:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:20 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.

Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 10:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:12 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Self-analysis and change. Time for self-examination. Magick spells for self-transformation. Perform ritual for positive transformation.

Magick Color:

Brown: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is brown. You may want to burn a brown candle or wear some brown this day.

Magick Incense:

Honeysuckle: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is honeysuckle. You may want to burn honeysuckle incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like honeysuckle.

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 27, 2009
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Aquarius
Mercury:	Retrograde until February 1
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Aquarius
Next Waxing Quarter February 2	Next Full Moon February 9	Next Waning Quarter February 16	Next New Moon February 24